Living with fear: the lived experience of community mobility among older adults with low vision

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-122

  Rudman, Deborah Laliberte ^a   Durdle, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational participation; Phenomenology; Risk; Rural urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849094520     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.17.1.106     Document Type: Article

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