Social Networks and Use of Social Supports of Minority Elders in East Harlem

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-38

  Cleak, Helen ^a   Howe, Judith L ^b,c,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Interprof Palliative Care F P ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health status; Housing; Informal assistance; Minority elders; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOUSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 1042300228     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v38n01_02     Document Type: Article

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