Measurement of succesful ageing

Authors

  • Michael J. Lowis
  • Valerie Møller Centre for Social and Development Studies, University of Natal, Durban

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/sajg.v2i2.27

References

Dr Michael J. Lowis
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Valerie Møller
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Møller, V. 1985. Quality of life in retirement: a survey evaluation of return migration to KwaZulu. Durban: Centre for Applied Social Sciences, University of Natal.
Møller, V. 1992. Black South African women on excursions: a reflection on the quality of township life for seniors. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 7: 399-428.
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1993-10-01