The quality of life of older adults living in an urban environment: Professional and lay perspectives

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-30

  Richard, Lucie ^a,b   Laforest, S ^a,c   Dufresne, F ^d   Sapinski, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c Inst of Social Gerontol of Quebec ^*  (Canada)

^d Senior Citizens' Forum of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Determinants of health; Health promotion; Older adults; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 17444390515     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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