Informal support for older people in post-unification East Germany: Stability and change

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-72

  Scharf, Thomas ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Germany; German unification; Informal support; Leipzig; Older people; Social support networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749345115     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006545109132     Document Type: Article

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