Psychosocial factors associated with longevity in the United States: Age differences between the old and oldest-old in the health and retirement study

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ailshire, Jennifer A ^a   Crimmins, Eileen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; LONGEVITY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869454076     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/530534     Document Type: Article

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