Relationships between environment and quality of life of older adults with physical disabilities

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 37-53

  Levasseur, Mélanie ^a,b   Desrosiers, Johanne ^a,c   Noreau, Luc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Sherbrooke CLSC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Older adults; Physical disabilities; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 12244287072     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v22n03_03     Document Type: Article

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