Growing old in St. Lucia: Expectations and experiences in a Caribbean village

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-78

  Kelley, Lisa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community expectations; Elder care; Elder status; St. Lucia

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; SOCIAL SECURITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; SAINT LUCIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 18744386104     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-005-3799-2     Document Type: Article

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