Perceptions of living alone among older adult women

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 125-137

  Eshbaugh, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WOMEN;

EID: 49749150949     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370010802221685     Document Type: Article

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