Independence in old age: The route to social exclusion?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1353-1369

  Plath, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Ageism; Independence; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349097881     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm045     Document Type: Review

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