The role of support services in promoting social inclusion for the disadvantaged urban-dwelling elderly

Canadian Geriatrics Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 156-179

  Nguyen, Vicky P K H ^a   Sarkari, Feroz ^b   MacNeil, Kate ^c   Cowan, Laura ^d   Rankin, Joyce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Good Neighbours' Club   (Canada)

^d Street Health ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Financial literacy; Health resilience; Social exclusion; Social inclusion; Social support; Urban dwelling elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY STUDY; FINANCE; FOOD SECURITY; FRAUD; GOVERNMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LITERACY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; VICTIM;

EID: 84937394705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19258348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5770/cgj.16.77     Document Type: Article

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