Measuring social isolation in older adults: Development and initial validation of the friendship scale

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 521-548

  Hawthorne, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Social connectedness; Social isolation; Social relationships; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745074985     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-7746-y     Document Type: Article

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