Continued and new personal relationships in later life: Differential effects of health

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 274-295

  Broese Van Groenou, Marjolein ^a   Hoogendijk, Emiel O ^b   Van Tilburg, Theo G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

compensation; health changes; longitudinal study; older adults; personal network change

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873680613     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312468033     Document Type: Article

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