Intergenerational relationships and communication among the rural aged in Malaysia

Asian Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 184-195

  Aziz, Rahimah Abdul ^a   Yusooff, Fatimah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Communication; Family; Intergenerational relationships; Malaysia; Rural aged

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860188345     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v8n6p184     Document Type: Article

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