Spousal bereavement as a triggering mechanism for a loss of residential independence among Canadian seniors

Research on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 576-597

  Strohschein, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

living arrangements; seniors; spousal bereavement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960777315     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027511410550     Document Type: Article

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