Structural and cognitive social capital and depression among older adults in two Nordic regions

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 771-779

  Forsman, A K ^a,b   Nyqvist, F ^a   Schierenbeck, I ^c   Gustafson, Y ^d   Wahlbeck, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Older people; Social capital; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 84863436901     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.667784     Document Type: Article

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