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Daily life of elderly women in a rural area in The Netherlands

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Droogleever Fortuijn, J. Daily life of elderly women in a rural area in The Netherlands. GeoJournal 48, 187–193 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007027625248

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