Church-based social support and health in old age: Exploring variations by race

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Krause, Neal ^a  

^a Section on Statistical Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036841925     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/57.6.S332     Document Type: Article

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