Future trends in health and marital status: Effects on the structure of living arrangements of older Europeans in 2030

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-17

  Gaymu, Joëlle ^a   Ekamper, Peter ^b   Beets, Gijs ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Europe; Living arrangements; Projections

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349114463     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0072-x     Document Type: Article

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