Aging and social networks in Spain: The importance of pubs and churches

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-46

  Buz, José ^a   Sanchez, Marta ^b   Levenson, Michael ^c   Aldwin, Carolyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Aguts Unit   (Spain)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84892776363     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.78.1.c     Document Type: Article

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