Social Integration and Health of Older In-Migrants to Rural Retirement Destinations

Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue , 2008, Pages 117-140

  Glasgow, Nina ^a   Arguillas, Marie Joy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Functional Limitation; Religious Participation; Senior Center; Social Integration; Social Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85145071858     PISSN: 18772560     EISSN: 22151990     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6895-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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