Reprints: Effects of an intergenerational health promotion program for older adults in Japan

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-39

  Fujiwara, Yoshinori ^a   Sakuma, Naoko ^a   Ohba, Hiromi ^a   Nishi, Mariko ^a   Lee, Sangyoon ^a   Watanabe, Naoki ^a   Kousa, Yoko ^a   Yoshida, Hiroto ^a   Fukaya, Taro ^a   Yajima, Satoru ^a   Amano, Hidenori ^a   Kureta, Yoichi ^a   Ishii, Kenji ^a   Uchida, Hayato ^b   Shinkai, Shoji ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community building; Elderly housing; Intergenerational relationships; Lifelong learning; Literacy volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349133961     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15350770802628901     Document Type: Article

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