Active living among older residents of a rural naturally occurring retirement community

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 531-553

  Grant Savela, Stacey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active living; Naturally occurring retirement community; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SCALE FOR THE ELDERLY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETIREMENT; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

EID: 78649883990     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464809341470     Document Type: Article

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