Loneliness in urban neighbourhoods: An Anglo-Dutch comparison

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-115

  Scharf, Thomas ^a   Jong Gierveld, Jenny ^b,c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; England; Loneliness; The Netherlands; Urban neighbourhoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649137295     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0080-x     Document Type: Article

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