Older people and social connectedness: How place and activities keep people engaged

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yen, Irene H ^a   Shim, Janet K ^b   Martinez, Airin D ^c   Barker, Judith C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861230748     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/139523     Document Type: Article

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