Serving the Health Care and Leisure Needs of Ethnic Aged in Canada: Implications and Concerns

• Authors: George Karlis , Aida Stratas , Marianna Locke , François Gravelle , Genie Arora
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

leisure; health; ethnicity; aging; immigrants

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 5-14

Contributors

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George Karlis

• University of Ottawa, Canada

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Aida Stratas

• University of Ottawa, Canada

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Marianna Locke

• University of Ottawa, Canada

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François Gravelle

• University of Ottawa, Canada

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Genie Arora

• Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2018-0026