Advice from rural elders: What it takes to age in place

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-93

  Dye, Cheryl J ^a   Willoughby, Deborah F ^b   Battisto, Dina G ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650252590     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2010.515889     Document Type: Article

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