The hopes and fears of older Australians: For self, family, and society

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-335

  Quine, Susan ^a   Morrell, Stephen ^a   Kendig, Hal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageism; Population surveys; Positive ageing

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449138094     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2007.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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