Social networks and self-rated health in two French-speaking Canadian community dwelling populations over 65

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2069-2081

  Zunzunegui, M V ^a,b   Kone A ^a   Johri, M ^a   Beland F ^a   Wolfson, C ^a   Bergman, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Canada; Self rated health; Social integration; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORK;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1542268901     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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