Influence of occupation and home environment on the wellbeing of European elders

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 505-509

  Green, Sharon ^a   Sixsmith, Judith ^b   Ivanoff, Synneve Dahlin ^c   Sixsmith, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home; Occupation; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547839254     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2005.12.11.20061     Document Type: Article

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