Stimulating friendship in later life: A strategy for reducing loneliness among older women

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-35

  Stevens, Nan ^a   Van Tilburg, Theo ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0034406760     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036012700267376     Document Type: Article

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