Actions and personal attributes of community-dwelling older adults to maintain independence

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 35-53

  Yuen, Hon K ^a,d   Gibson, Robert W ^b   Yau, Matthew K ^c   Mitcham, Maralynne D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Adaptation; Aged; Interviews; Psychological

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847361071     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v25n03_03     Document Type: Article

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