Psychometric Characteristics of the Duke Social Support Index in a Young Rural Chinese Population

Death Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 858-869

  Jia, Cunxian ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865980503     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2011.604462     Document Type: Article

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