A multidimensional view of out-of-home behaviors in cognitively unimpaired older adults: Examining differential effects of socio-demographic, cognitive, and health-related predictors

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-153

  Wettstein, Markus ^a   Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Diehl, Manfred K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Cognitive ability; Mobility; Out of home behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899725928     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-013-0292-6     Document Type: Article

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