Neighborhood Problems and Health among Older Adults: Received and Donated Social Support and the Sense of Mastery as Effect Modifiers

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Schieman, Scott ^a   Meersman, Stephen C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542343890     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.2.S89     Document Type: Article

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