Cross-national comparisons of social isolation and loneliness: Introduction and overview

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-113

  De Jong Gierveld, Jenny ^a,c   Havens, Betty ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences NIAS KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Loneliness; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONELINESS; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 3142631818     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2004.0021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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