Rural seniors' perceptions of quality of life

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 55-71

  Howell, Dana M ^a,b   Cleary, Kimberly K ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Quality of life; Rural health; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249675790     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v25n04_04     Document Type: Article

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