Mobility accessibility and quality of later life

Quality in Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-37

  Musselwhite, Charles ^a   Haddad, Hebba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active; Health; Mobility; Older people; Quality of life; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555183862     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/qiaoa.2010.0153     Document Type: Review

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