Discussing responsibility and ways of influencing health

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-78

  Jolanki, Outi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Culture; Discourse; Focus group discussions; Health; Old age; Qualitative study; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549128441     PISSN: 16528670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.083145     Document Type: Article

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