Health and Aging: A Perspective from the Far East

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-126

  Nair, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activity and control dimensions; Elderly well being; Factor structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034405199     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009531924737     Document Type: Article

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