Meanings of aging among older Canadian women of varying physical activity levels

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 402-419

  Dionigi, Rylee A ^a   Horton, Sean ^b   Bellamy, Joselyne ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biographical aging; Empowerment; Qualitative research; Resistance; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPOWERMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA;

EID: 80053257554     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2011.606779     Document Type: Article

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