Expanding the agenda for research on the physically active aging body

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 362-379

  Phoenix, Cassandra ^a   Grant, Bevan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Narrative; Objective truths; Physical activity; Subjective truths; Theoretical perspectives

Indexed keywords

AGING; AWARENESS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 67651108921     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.17.3.362     Document Type: Review

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