Occupations of older adults: A cross cultural description

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 182-192

  Eriksson, Gunilla M ^a,b,c   Chung, Jenny C C ^d   Beng, Lim Hua ^e   Hartman Maeir, Adina ^f   Yoo, Eunyoung ^g   Orellano, Elsa M ^h   Van Nes, Fenna ⁱ   De Jonge, Desleigh ^j   Baum, Carolyn M ^k  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^e SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^f HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^g Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

ⁱ AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^k WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Leisure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOWLING; CAMPING; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; CULTURAL VALUE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DANCING; DRIVING ABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KOREA; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUERTO RICO; READING; RUNNING; SHOPPING; SINGAPORE; SITTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; TELEVISION VIEWING; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

EID: 80054045189     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20110318-01     Document Type: Article

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