Older people's views on rural life: A study of three villages

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6 B, 2004, Pages 97-104

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a,b   Malin, Nigel ^c   Stubbs, Helena ^d  

^a Department of Social Work ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Derbyshire Rural Community Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Health; Older people; Retirement; Rural; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSING; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 9344244704     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01049.x     Document Type: Review

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