Regional differences in living arrangements among the elderly in Ecuador

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  De Vos, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Family; Living arrangements; Sociodemographic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008932827     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006512011299     Document Type: Article

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