Leisure as a resource for successful aging by older adults with chronic health conditions

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-65

  Hutchinson, Susan ^a   Nimrod, Galit ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMACTERIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMACTERIC; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84859802932     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.74.1.c     Document Type: Article

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