A model of loneliness in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Fees, Bronwyn S ^a   Martin, Peter ^b,d   Poon, Leonard W ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032860207     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.4.P231     Document Type: Article

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