Meeting the information needs of older people: A challenge for local governance

Local Government Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-51

  Gilroy, Rose ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EID: 15744375595     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000332846     Document Type: Article

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