Social situation and life satisfaction in old age;Soziale situation und lebenszufriedenheit im alter

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 210-216

  Adler, G ^a   Tremmel, S ^a   Brassen, S ^a   Scheib, A ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Old age; Social situation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0033921588     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003910070062     Document Type: Article

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