Disability as a function of social networks and support in elderly African Americans and whites: The Duke EPESE 1986-1992

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Mendes de Leon, C F ^a   Gold, D T ^a   Glass, T A ^a   Kaplan, L ^a   George, L K ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035029779     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/56.3.s179     Document Type: Article

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