Losing and building supportive relationships in later life: A four-year study of migrants to a planned retirement community

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 5-25

  Waldron, Vincent R ^a   Gitelson, Richard ^a   Kelley, Douglas ^a   Regalado, Jennifer ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental theories of aging and communication; Planned retirement communities; Relocation; Social support; Supportive relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844456986     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v19n02_02     Document Type: Article

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