Measuring social isolation among older adults using multiple indicators from the nshap study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Cornwell, Erin York ^a   Waite, Linda J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Social isolation; Social networks; Social participation; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350728758     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp037     Document Type: Article

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