Living alone in later life: A case study in geographical gerentology

East Midland Geographer

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-22

  Stanier, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Derby; Gerentology; Independence; Older people; Typology

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032738681     PISSN: 00128481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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