Ageing without children: Rural Wales

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-109

  Wenger, G Clare ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Childless; Gender; Marital status; Occupation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008472871     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010699231743     Document Type: Article

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