The ESRC growing older research programme, 1999-2004

Ageing and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 657-674

  Walker, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built environment; Health; Inequality; Participation and empowerment; Quality of life; Research

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4644301179     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X04001825     Document Type: Article

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