Volunteering as a productive ageing activity: The association with fall-related hip fracture in later life

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-136

  Warburton, Jeni ^a   Peel, Nancye May ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthy ageing; Hip fracture risk; Older age; Productive ageing; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649192329     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0081-9     Document Type: Article

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