Older adults' attitudes, concerns, and support for environmental issues in the "New West"

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-179

  Wright, Scott D ^a   Caserta, Michael ^a   Lund, Dale A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTAH;

EID: 1842678215     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/Y73Y-0RK9-RP0J-E7HH     Document Type: Review

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