Social and health factors associated with support among elderly immigrants in Canada

Research on Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-412

  Wu, Zheng ^a   Hart, Randy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; COGNITION; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0036282940     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01627502024004001     Document Type: Review

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