The association of background and network type among older americans: Is "who you are" related to "who you are with"?

Research on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 735-759

  Litwin, Howard ^a   Shiovitz Ezra, Sharon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

65+; connectedness; human capital; NSHAP; sociodemographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053140322     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027511409441     Document Type: Article

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