Recreational folk dance: A multicultural exercise component in healthy ageing

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-76

  Connor, Margaret ^a,b  

^a Wingecarribee Health Service   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Exercise; Folk dance; Occupation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DANCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RECREATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034036772     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2000.00214.x     Document Type: Review

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