Ethnic and class variations in promoting social activities among older adults

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-119

  Martinez, Iveris L ^a   Kim, Kristen ^b   Tanner, Elizabeth ^b   Fried, Linda P ^c   Seeman, Teresa ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Ethnicity; Qualitative research; Social activity; Socioeconomic; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450182210     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780902947082     Document Type: Article

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