Sociodemographic and health-related risks for loneliness and outcome differences by loneliness status in a sample of U.S. older adults

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-125

  Theeke, Laurie A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952770819     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20091103-99     Document Type: Article

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