Productive activity clusters among middle-aged and older adults: Intersecting forms and time commitments

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Burr, Jeffrey A ^a   Mutchler, Jan E ^a   Caro, Francis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCTIVITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 34548618190     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/62.4.S267     Document Type: Article

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