Social isolation, loneliness and health among older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1346-1363

  Coyle, Caitlin E ^a   Dugan, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; health; loneliness; social isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84868160195     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312460275     Document Type: Article

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