A Measure of Quality of Life in Elderly Tourists

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 65-82

  Woo, Eunju ^a   Kim, Hyelin ^a   Uysal, Muzaffer ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraints; Elderly tourist; Leisure life domain satisfaction; Motivation; Overall life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028213421     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-014-9355-x     Document Type: Article

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