'Colour and communion': Exploring the influences of visual art-making as a leisure activity on older women's subjective well-being

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-143

  Reynolds, Frances ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Art; Creativity; Older people; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949273932     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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