Very old people's use of the pedestrian environment: Functional limitations, frequency of activity and environmental demands

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 201-211

  Hovbrandt, Pia ^a   Ståhl, Agneta ^b   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a   Horstmann, Vibeke ^a   Carlsson, Gunilla ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Neighbourhood; Oldestold

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249011466     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-007-0064-2     Document Type: Article

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