Housing and life satisfaction of older adults in two rural regions in Germany

Research on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 122-143

  Oswald, Frank ^a   Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Mollenkopf, Heidrun ^a   Schilling, Oliver ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Housing; Life satisfaction; Older adult; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037367603     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027502250016     Document Type: Article

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