Social engagement as a longitudinal predictor of objective and subjective health

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-55

  Bennett, Kate M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Objective health; Social engagement; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144468010     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-005-0501-z     Document Type: Article

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