A longitudinal analysis of social engagement in late-life widowhood

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-229

  Isherwood, Linda M ^a   King, Debra S ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84861314752     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.74.3.c     Document Type: Article

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