Life satisfaction and leisure activities during men's retirement: A Turkish sample

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-36

  Sener A ^a   Terzioglu R G ^a   Karabulut, E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RETIREMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; TURKEY;

EID: 33845640964     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600736349     Document Type: Article

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