Changes in household composition among the over sixties: A longitudinal analysis of the Health and Lifestyles Surveys

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-119

  Pendry, Elizabeth ^a,b   Barrett, Geraldine ^a   Victor, Christina ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Household; Longitudinal; Socio demographic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480978     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1999.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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