Engagement in Adulthood: Perceptions and Participation in Daily Activities

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Parisi, Jeanine M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Adulthood; Aging; Daily experiences; Engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949317685     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780903552246     Document Type: Article

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