An investigation of quality of life of the elderly in South Africa, with specific reference to Mpumalanga Province

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 297-313

  Makiwane, Monde ^a   Kwizera, Stella Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Elderly persons; Major life domains; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249912898     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-007-9022-6     Document Type: Article

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