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Comparative Studies of Ageing and Elderly People

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Anthony M. Warnes
Anthony M. Warnes
Affiliation:
Department of Geography and Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College, University of London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, U.K.
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Ageing & Society , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 441 - 448
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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