Physical and psychological health conditions of older adults classified as gardeners or nongardeners

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 206-210

  Park, Sin Ae ^a   Shoemaker, Candice A ^a   Haub, Mark D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; CHAMPS questionnaire; Hand function; Human issues in horticulture; SF 36

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849150829     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.1.206     Document Type: Article

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