Predictors of morale among Korean immigrant elderly in the USA

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-367

  Moon, Ailee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Independent living skills; Intimacy with children; Korean immigrant elderly; Morale; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004394364     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00115801     Document Type: Article

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