Health and network centrality in a continuing care retirement community

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 795-803

  Schafer, Markus H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centrality; Health; Retirement community; Social network; Status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 80054884440     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr112     Document Type: Article

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