A photovoice study of older adults' conceptualizations of risk

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-458

  Rush, Kathy L ^a   Murphy, Mary Ann ^a   Kozak, Jean Francois ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Older adults; Photovoice; Qualitative research; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865581348     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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