Sense of mastery, social support, and health in elderly canadians

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 581-595

  Gadalla, Tahany M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Mastery; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84868951721     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309333318     Document Type: Article

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