A review of demographic ageing in the UK: Opportunities for rural research

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-221

  Stockdale, Aileen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Community; Individual impact; Migration; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; MIGRATION; PENSION SYSTEM; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955454076     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.591     Document Type: Review

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