Neighbouring networks and environmental dependency. Differential effects of neighbourhood characteristics on the relative size and composition of neighbouring networks of older adults in the Netherlands

Ageing and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-78

  Thomése, Fleur ^a   Van Tilburg, Theo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community; Environmental dependency; Neighbourhood; Networks; Residential mobility; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0342657003     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X9900762X     Document Type: Article

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