Understanding adversity and resilience at older ages

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 726-740

  Hildon, Zoe ^a   Smith, Glenn ^b   Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan ^b   Blane, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adversity; Old age; Protective processes; Quality of life; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL MEDICINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 47349099894     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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