Environmental sustainability in an aging society: A research agenda

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 433-453

  Pillemer, Karl ^a   Wells, Nancy M ^a   Wagenet, Linda P ^a   Meador, Rhoda H ^a   Parise, Jennifer T ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

aging population; climate change; environmental sustainability; health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79953091974     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310381278     Document Type: Article

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