Older people and transport: Coping without a car

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-65

  Davey, Judith A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Older people; Quality of life; Social exclusion; Transport

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847323130     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X06005332     Document Type: Article

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