Social support exchange and quality of life among the Korean elderly

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-347

  Hye Kyung, K I M ^a   Hisata, Mitsuru ^b   Ichiro, K A I ^c   Sung Kook, L E E ^d  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean elderly; Providing support; Quality of Life (QOL); Receiving support; Rural area

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142631217     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006765300028     Document Type: Article

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