Locus of control, life stress, and social networks: Gender differences in the health status of the elderly

Sex Roles

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1993, Pages 147-166

  Pilisuk, Marc ^a   Montgomery, Mary Beth ^b   Parks, Susan Hiller ^c   Acredolo, Curt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21144484246     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00299278     Document Type: Article

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