Living long and keeping well: Elderly Canadians account for success in aging

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-126

  Bassett, Raewyn ^a   Bourbonnais, Valérie ^b   McDowell, Ian ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Longevity; Qualitative analysis; Successful aging; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LIFE STYLE; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 34548314230     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.2.113     Document Type: Article

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