Community context and aging: Future research issues

Research on Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 579-599

  Robert, Stephanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036838946     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016402702237183     Document Type: Review

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