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A comparison of urban with rural support networks
 — Liverpool and North Wales
Author(s)G Clare Wenger
Journal titleAgeing and Society, vol 15, part 1, March 1995
Pagespp 59-81
KeywordsSocial characteristics [elderly] ; Informal care ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Liverpool ; Wales.
AnnotationDescribes a support network typology and compares the distribution of network type among older people living in the community in urban Liverpool and rural North Wales. Findings show that cultural, migration and socioeconomic factors interact to affect the function of different types of support network and their ability to provide a high level of informal care and support.
Accession NumberCPA-950407203 A
ClassmarkF: P6: RK: RL: 84B: 9

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