Social networks and self-rated health: A cross-cultural examination among older Israelis

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-358

  Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab; Ethnicity; Health; Israel; Migration; Social network

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARAB; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; USSR;

AGED; ARABS; CULTURE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; USSR;

EID: 33646350025     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305280982     Document Type: Review

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