Care for place: The contributions older people make to their communities

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-101

  Wiles, Janine L ^a   Jayasinha, Ranmalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care; Community; New Zealand; Older adults; Older people; Place

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872373686     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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