The significance of social network in a geriatric assessment population

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 512-517

  Keller, Brenda K ^a   Magnuson, Thomas M ^b   Cernin, Paul A ^a   Stoner, Julie A ^a   Potter, Jane F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbid illness; Frail aged; Functional status; Mortality; Social network index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0842346679     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327375     Document Type: Article

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