Clarifying the measurement of activity

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-21

  Ritchey, Lynn Harper ^a,a   Dietz, Bernadette E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Aging; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006321615     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v26n01_01     Document Type: Article

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