Predicting perceived health in Angolan elderly: The moderator effect of being oldest old

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-610

  Tomás, José Manuel ^a   Gutiérrez, Melchor ^a   Sancho, Patricia ^a   Galiana, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Africa; Generativity; Perceived dependence; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANGOLA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84865659802     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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