Social networks among older Australians: A validation of Glass's model

Journal of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 195-204

  Giles, Lynne C ^a,b   Metcalf, Patricia A ^c   Anderson, Craig S ^c   Andrews, Gary R ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Australian Longitudinal Study; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; RELATIVE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0038489187     PISSN: 14766647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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