The network shifts of elderly immigrants: The case of Soviet Jews in Israel

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-60

  Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly immigrants; Network shifts; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010045033     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006593025061     Document Type: Article

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