Determinants of trends in loneliness among dutch older people over the period 2005-2010

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 422-440

  Honigh De Vlaming, Rianne ^a   Haveman Nies, Annemien ^a,b   Bos Oude Groeniger, Inge ^a   De Groot, Lisette ^b   Van 'T Veer, Pieter ^b  

^a GGD Noord en Oost Gelderland (Community Health Service)   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

activity limitations; elderly people; loneliness; public health; trends

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS; AGED; ARTICLE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONELINESS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS; ELDERLY PEOPLE; LONELINESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONELINESS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84898950194     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313518066     Document Type: Article

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