Social Networks and Social Support: Implications for Natural Helper and Community Level Interventions

Health Education & Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 65-80

  Israel, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0022036071     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019818501200106     Document Type: Article

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