Families, friends, and the neighborhood of older adults: Evidence from public housing in Singapore

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wu, Treena ^a   Chan, Angelique ^a  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84868249409     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/659806     Document Type: Article

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