Elders quality of life and intergenerational relations: A cross-national comparison

Hallym International Journal of Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-158

  Katz, Ruth ^a   Lowenstein, Ariela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly; Intergenerational solidarity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4444255665     PISSN: 15356523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/D0A9-NR0C-0K1K-Y2HP     Document Type: Review

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