A community-based participatory critique of social isolation intervention research for community-dwelling older adults

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-234

  Sabir, Myra ^a,c   Wethington, Elaine ^a   Breckman, Risa ^b   Meador, Rhoda ^a   Reid, M C ^b   Pillemer, Karl ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus workshop; Research to practice; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249168881     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808326004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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