Continuing Mobility and Occupational Participation Outside the Home in Old Age Is an Act of Negotiation

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-297

  Fristedt, Sofi ^a   Björklund, Anita ^a   Wretstrand, Anders ^b   Falkmer, Torbjörn ^a,c,d,e  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

activity; content analysis; focus group; mobility; occupation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858126215     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2011.625213     Document Type: Article

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