Predictors of loneliness in centenarians: A parallel study

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-224

  Martin, Peter ^a   Hagberg, Bo ^b   Poon, Leonard W ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Loneliness; Predictors for well being; Quality of life; Sweden; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000074902     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006587502257     Document Type: Article

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