Investigation into the occupational lives of healthy older people through their use of time

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-33

  Chilvers, Rachel ^a   Corr, Susan ^b   Singlehurst, Hayley ^b  

^a HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthy older people; Occupational lives; Time use

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SELF CARE; SLEEP; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SELF CARE; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949641754     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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