Living arrangements among older persons: A multilevel analysis of housing market effects

Research on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-558

  Mutchler, Jan E ^a   Burr, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coresidence; Household composition; Housing; Institutionalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGRO; RACE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

EID: 0141889106     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027503256692     Document Type: Article

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