Social support, health and satisfaction among the elderly with chronic conditions in Taiwan

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-480

  Lu, Luo ^a,b   Chang, Chai Jan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Satisfaction; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030662147     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539700200404     Document Type: Article

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