Snowbirds, sunbirds, and stayers: Seasonal migration of elderly adults in Florida

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Smith, Stanley K ^a   House, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749329447     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.5.S232     Document Type: Article

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