Aging populations' everyday life perspectives on healthy aging: New insights for policy and strategies at the local level

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 711-733

  Naaldenberg, Jenneken ^a   Vaandrager, Lenneke ^a   Koelen, Maria ^a   Leeuwis, Cees ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ageing; health promotion; perceptions; policy; salutogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 80051763191     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464810397703     Document Type: Review

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