Participation in socially productive activities and quality of life in early old age: Findings from SHARE

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-326

  Siegrist, Johannes ^a   Wahrendorf, Morten ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cross national research; Quality of life; SHARE; Social productivity

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70350500214     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506809341513     Document Type: Article

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