An evaluation of the effectiveness of a community mentoring service for socially isolated older people: A controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dickens, Andy P ^a   Richards, Suzanne H ^a   Hawton, Annie ^a   Taylor, Rod S ^a   Greaves, Colin J ^a   Green, Colin ^a   Edwards, Rachel ^a   Campbell, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complex intervention; controlled trial; social isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79953757646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-218     Document Type: Article

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