Informal support networks of low-income senior women living alone: Evidence from Fort St. John, BC

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-202

  Ryser, Laura ^a   Halseth, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Networks; Poverty; Resource towns; Rural; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN;

EID: 79960513762     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2011.587734     Document Type: Article

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