Social networks in the nshap study: Rationale, measurement, and preliminary findings

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Cornwell, Benjamin ^a   Schumm, L Philip ^b   Laumann, Edward O ^b   Graber, Jessica ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health; Medical decision making; Social integration; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350721751     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp042     Document Type: Article

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