Does place matter? Reviewing the experience of disadvantage for older people in rural Australia

Rural Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-197

  Winterton, Rachel ^a   Warburton, Jeni ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Disadvantage; Quality of life; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052582149     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.20.2.187     Document Type: Review

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