Social support networks and loneliness among elderly Jews in Russia and Ukraine

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 306-317

  Iecovich, Esther ^a   Barasch, Miriam ^b   Mirsky, Julia ^a   Kaufman, Roni ^a   Avgar, Amos ^b   Kol Fogelson, Aliza ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Amer Jewish Jt Distr Committee   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly Jews; Former Soviet Union; Loneliness; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442717786     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2004.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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