Are older individuals who live alone in Sweden at increased risk of vulnerability? : An investigation of personal and community factors
Introduction: In Sweden today a third of all those 60+ live alone and the absolute number will continue to increase because of the aging population. The aim of this thesis was to identify if the subgroup, older individuals living alone, might be more disadvantaged in regard to the four key sources t...
Main Author: | Nystedt, Jennie |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap
2018
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-157319 |
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