Exploratory spatial data analysis of older adult migration: A case study of North Carolina

Applied Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 327-333

  Sharma, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Migration; Population policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSING; MIGRATION; POPULATION POLICY; RETIREMENT; SPATIAL DATA; TRANSPORTATION;

ASHEVILLE; CHARLOTTE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866145709     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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