Lay theories of quality of life in older age

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-848

  Bowling, Ann ^a   Gabriel, Zahava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Health; Quality of life; Social roles; Social support; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 35548971537     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006423     Document Type: Article

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