Social network type and health-related behaviors: Evidence from an American national survey

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 901-904

  Shiovitz Ezra, Sharon ^a   Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Complementary and alternative medicine; Loneliness; Network type; Physical activity; U.S.A

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MEDICINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862763172     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.031     Document Type: Article

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