Reasons for gateball participation among older Japanese

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-175

  Traphagan, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age grading; Exercise and aging; Gateball; Intergenerational conflict; Japan; Rural elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083162     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006599708977     Document Type: Article

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