Residential mobility in older Dutch adults: Influence of later life events

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-44

  Bloem, Brigitte ^a   van Tilburg, Theo ^a   Thomése, Fleur ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Life course events; Longitudinal; Older adults; Residential mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549118854     PISSN: 16528670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.083121     Document Type: Article

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