Reflections of older Iranian women adapting to life in the United States

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 369-381

  McConatha, Jasmin Tahmaseb ^a   Stoller, Paul ^a   Oboudiat, Fereshte ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration adjustment; Isolation; Older women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035643989     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(01)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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