The family and community life of older people: household composition and social networks in three urban areas

Ageing and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-289

  Phillipson, Chris ^a   Bernard, Miriam ^a   Phillips, Judith ^a   Ogg, Jim ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN SOCIETY;

ENGLAND; LONDON; UNITED KINGDOM; WOLVERHAMPTON;

EID: 0032416316     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x98006898     Document Type: Article

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