Gender differences in the association of perceived social support and social network with self-rated health status among older adults: A population-based study in Brazil

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Caetano, Silvana C ^a   Silva, Cosme Mfp ^b   Vettore, Mario V ^c  

^a Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older adults; Perceived social support; Social inequality; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84887528352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-122     Document Type: Article

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