Leisure participation and enjoyment among the elderly: Individual characteristics and sociability

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 871-889

  Chen, Su Yen ^a   Fu, Yang Chih ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 52949131366     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270802115382     Document Type: Article

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