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Trends in the residential mobility of seniors in Canada, 1961–2006

  1. Herbert C. Northcott1,
  2. Courtney R. Petruik2

Article first published online: 24 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2012.00449.x

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The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien

The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien

Volume 57, Issue 1, pages 43–55, Spring 2013

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Northcott, H. C. and Petruik, C. R. (2013), Trends in the residential mobility of seniors in Canada, 1961–2006. The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien, 57: 43–55. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2012.00449.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Sociology, University of Alberta

  2. 2

    Department of Sociology, University of Alberta

*Herbert C. Northcott, Department of Sociology, 5–21 HM Tory Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H4. Email/Courriel: herb.northcott@ualberta.ca

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