Drinking culture of elderly Korean immigrants in Cnada: A focus group study

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-353

  Kim, Wooksoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Alcohol; Canada; Drinking culture; Elderly Korean immigrants; Focus group

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MANAGEMENT; SOUTH KOREA;

ACCULTURATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; POLICY MAKING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 71449099286     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-009-9104-z     Document Type: Article

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