Improving functional status in arthritis: The effect of social support

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1986, Pages 899-904

  Weinberger, Morris ^a   Hiner, Sharon L ^a   Tierney, William M ^a  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

functional status; health status; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0022989085     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(86)90218-2     Document Type: Article

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