Retired and making a fresh start: Older Russian immigrants discuss their adjustment in Israel

International Migration

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 153-175

  Remennick, Larissa ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0346361454     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-7985.2003.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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