The secrets of highly active older adults

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 398-409

  Franke, Thea ^a   Tong, Catherine ^a   Ashe, Maureen C ^a,b   McKay, Heather ^a,b   Sims Gould, Joanie ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR HIP HEALTH AND MOBILITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Built environment; Physical activity; Qualitative; Resourcefulness; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE; RESOURCEFULNESS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE; RESOURCEFULNESS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84885338005     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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