Formal assistance among dutch older adults: An examination of the gendered nature of marital history

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 508-535

  Wister, Andrew V ^a   Dykstra, Pearl A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Formal Assistance; Gender; Marital History

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034487080     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800012496     Document Type: Article

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