Life satisfaction and associations with social network and support variables in three samples of elderly people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1991, Pages 549-566

  Bowling, Ann ^a,c   Farquhar, Morag ^a,c   Browne, Peter ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Hackney CCG   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elderly; Life satisfaction; social network; social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0025820306     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930060803     Document Type: Article

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