Aging in Estonia: The coping of the elderly and their need for services

Hallym International Journal of Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-90

  Tulva, Taimi ^a   Kiis, Aino ^a  

^a TALLINN PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Objective well being; Subjective well being; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ESTONIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; SURVIVAL; WAR;

EID: 3042541355     PISSN: 15356523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1BLH-17KQ-LEHM-MP90     Document Type: Article

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