Insights and principles for supporting social engagement in rural older people

Ageing and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 938-963

  Walker, J ^a   Orpin, P ^b   Baynes, H ^b   Stratford, E ^b   Boyer, K ^b   Mahjouri, N ^c   Patterson, C ^d   Robinson, A ^b   Carty, J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^d Tasmanian Council of Social Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

ageing; Australia; health; qualitative methods; rural areas; service frameworks; social engagement; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; LONGEVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84880911320     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X12000402     Document Type: Article

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