Age trends in daily social contact patterns

Research on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 598-631

  Cornwell, Benjamin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; life course; retirement; social networks; widowhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960810530     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027511409442     Document Type: Article

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