Housing and living arrangements of South Asian immigrant seniors in Edmonton, Alberta

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-194

  Cheuk, Fan Ng ^a   Northcott, Herbert C ^b   Abu Laban, Sharon McIrvin ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Aging immigrant; Housing; Living arrangements; Migrant elder; South Asian immigrant; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; ASIA, WESTERN; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 39449101893     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.3.185     Document Type: Article

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