Perceptions of aging among rural, midwestern senior citizens: Signs of women's resiliency

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 361-373

  Stark Wroblewski, Kimberly ^a   Edelbaum, Jessica K ^a   Bello, Theresa O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Rural; Successful; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 58149143312     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952840801985185     Document Type: Article

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