Health and social networks as predictors of survival in old age

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 90-101

  Ljungquist, Birgit ^a   Sundström, Gerdt ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

activity; elderly; longevity; mental health; mortality; physical health; social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURVIVAL TIME; SWEDEN;

EID: 26844565226     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489602400202     Document Type: Article

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