Global activity motivation and activities of older people

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-208

  Caro, Francis C ^a   Caspi, Eilon ^a   Burr, Jeffrey A ^a   Mutchler, Jan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Education; Employment; Exercising; Global activity motivation; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350776827     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780903148151     Document Type: Article

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