Neighbourhood deprivation and older adults' preferences for and perceptions of active leisure participation

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-128

  Annear, Michael J ^a   Gidlow, Bob ^a   Cushman, Grant ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active leisure; Mixed methods; Neighbourhood deprivation; Older adults; Physical environment; Q methodology; Social environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906539453     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2009.9686814     Document Type: Article

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