How do objective and subjective assessments of neighbourhood influence social and physical functioning in older age? Findings from a British survey of ageing

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2533-2549

  Bowling, Ann ^a   Stafford, Mai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neighbourhood; Physical functioning; Social capital; Social health; UK

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; FIELD SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248589831     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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