Factors underlying the structure of older adult friendship networks

Social Networks

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-61

  Adams, Rebecca G ^a   Torr, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031603014     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8733(97)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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