Finding the right place: Social interaction and life transitions among the elderly

Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 233-242

  Pitts, Margaret J ^a   Krieger, Janice L ^a   Nussbaum, Jon F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84917063567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612779     Document Type: Chapter

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