An international study on measuring social support: Interactions and satisfaction

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1389-1397

  Doeglas, Dirk ^b   Suurmeijer, Theo ^a   Briançon, Serge ^b   Moum, Torbjørn ^b   Krol, Boudien ^b   Bjelle, Anders ^b   Sanderman, Robbert ^b   Van Den Heuvel, Wim ^b  

^a Antonius Deusinglaan 1   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Quality of life; Social support; Support satisfaction; Supportive interactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0347609708     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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