Transitions to Supported Environments in England and Wales among Elderly Widowed and Divorced Women: The Changing Balance between Co-Residence with Family and Institutional Care

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 107-126

  Glaser, Karen ^a   Grundy, Emily ^b   Lynch, Kevin ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Divorced and widowed older women; England and Wales; Institutions; Living arrangements; ONS Longitudinal Study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECORDING; RELATIVE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SENESCENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WIDOW;

AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SINGLE PERSON; WALES; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0242657509     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v15n02_07     Document Type: Article

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