Sociodemographic determinants of leisure participation among elderly in Malaysia

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 840-847

  Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah ^a   Mohd Amin, Rahmah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Leisure participation; Malaysia; Sociodemographic

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84864048039     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9518-8     Document Type: Article

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