Loneliness among older Europeans

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Sundström, Gerdt ^a   Fransson, Eleonor ^a   Malmberg, Bo ^a   Davey, Adam ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Health; Living arrangement; Loneliness; Old age

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249144737     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0134-8     Document Type: Article

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