Psychosocial profile of rural and urban elders in Portugal

European Psychologist

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 160-167

  Paúl, Constança ^a   Fonseca, António M ^a   Martín, Ignácio ^a   Amado, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Life satisfaction; Social network; Urban rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243174644     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1016-9040.8.3.160     Document Type: Article

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