History and identity in the narratives of rural elders

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-203

  Dorfman, Lorraine T ^a,b   Murty, Susan A ^a   Evans, Ronnie J ^a   Ingram, Jerry G ^a   Power, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Identity; Rural elders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INDEPENDENCE; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; TAPE RECORDER; WAR; WORK;

EID: 1842558443     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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