Inequalities in quality of life among older people from different ethnic groups

Ageing and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 729-753

  Moriarty, Jo ^a   Butt, Jabeer ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b REU Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Minority ethnic groups; Older people; Quality of life; Racism; Sampling; Social support; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNICITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 4744375361     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X04002521     Document Type: Article

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