Reliability and validity assessments of measures of social networks, social support and control — results from the Malmö Shoulder and Neck Study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-257

  Hanson, Bertil S ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a   Isacsson, Sven Olof ^a   Ranstam, Jonas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

psychosocial factors; reliability; social epidemiology; social support; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031434512     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489702500407     Document Type: Article

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