Immigration, state support, and the economic well-being of the elderly in Israel

Research on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-223

  Lewin, Alisa C ^a   Stier, Haya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly; Immigrants; Israel; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; ISRAEL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037404008     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027503025003001     Document Type: Article

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