Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Version of the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-27

  Iecovich, Esther ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 84867686531     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2012.660860     Document Type: Article

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