Ageing in rural areas of East and West Germany: Increasing similarities and remaining differences

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-130

  Mollenkopf, Heidrun ^a   Kaspar, Roman ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Housing; Leisure; Life satisfaction; Neighbourhood; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144435364     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-005-0029-2     Document Type: Article

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