Older women living in a continuing care retirement community: Marital status and friendship formation

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 159-177

  Perkinson, Margaret A ^a   Rockemann, David D ^b  

^a POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Health Care Services   (United States)

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EID: 0000781322     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v08n03_11     Document Type: Article

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