The importance of neighborhood social cohesion and social capital for the well being of older adults in the community

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 142-150

  Cramm, Jane M ^a   Van Dijk, Hanna M ^a   Nieboer, Anna P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community study; Multilevel analyses; Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875517613     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns052     Document Type: Article

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