Conceptualizing Time and Behavior in Environmental Gerontology: A Pair of Old Issues Deserving New Thought

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 638-648

  Golant, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; AGING; ARCHITECTURE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME;

EID: 0142243084     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.5.638     Document Type: Review

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