Social networks and health-related quality of life: a population based study among older adults;Redes sociales y calidad de vida relacionada a la salud: un estudio de base poblacional en adultos mayores

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Gallegos Carrillo, Katia ^a   Mudgal, Jyoti ^a   Sánchez García, Sergio ^a   Wagner, Fernando A ^b   Gallo, Joseph J ^c   Salmerón, Jorge ^a   García Peña, Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Health of the elderly; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 61549102156     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342009000100004     Document Type: Article

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