Major determinants of social networks in frail elderly community residents

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-137

  Mor Barak, MichÀl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030630262     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v16n01_08     Document Type: Article

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