Ageing in the bush: The role of rural places in maintaining identity for long term rural residents and retirement migrants in north-east Victoria, Australia

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-337

  Winterton, Rachel ^a   Warburton, Jeni ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identity; Retirement migration; Rural ageing

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84870600122     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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