Social network assessment in community-dwelling older persons: Results from a study of three European populations

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-157

  Blozik, Eva ^a,b,c   Wagner, Jan T ^a,b   Gillmann, Gerhard ^b   Iliffe, Steve ^c   Von Renteln Kruse, Wolfgang ^d   Lubben, James ^e   Beck, John C ^f,g   Stuck, Andreas E ^a,h   Clough Gorr, Kerri M ^a,b,h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Langley Research Institute   (United States)

^h Spital Netz Bern   (Switzerland)

ⁱ BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Older adults; Social engagement; Social isolation; Social network; Social network assessment; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 66849113856     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325223     Document Type: Article

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