Loneliness and self-reported health among older persons in New Zealand

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-123

  La Grow, Steven ^a   Neville, Stephen ^a   Alpass, Fiona ^a   Rodgers, Vivien ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Loneliness; Mental health; Physical health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONELINESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONELINESS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84862162154     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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