Resilience from the point of view of older people: 'There's still life beyond a funny knee'

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 416-424

  Wiles, Janine L ^a   Wild, Kirsty ^a   Kerse, Ngaire ^a   Allen, Ruth E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ageing; Environment; New Zealand; Older; Resilience; Resilient

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEW ZEALAND; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84856225169     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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