Adult children and elderly parents as mobility attractions in Sweden

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-357

  Pettersson, Anna ^a   Malmberg, Gunnar ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elderly; Intergenerational; Migration; Parents; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGING; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 69949099095     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.558     Document Type: Article

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