A longitudinal study of the impact of physical and cognitive decline on the personal network in old age

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-266

  Aartsen, Marja J ^a   Van Tilburg, Theo ^a   Smits, Carolien H M ^b   Knipscheer, Kees C P M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Longitudinal study; Personal network changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442461162     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407504041386     Document Type: Article

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