Open AccessSocial Relationships, Gender, and Recovery From Mobility Limitation Among Older Americans
Author(s) -
Kenzie Latham-Mintus,
Philippa Clarke,
Greg Pavela
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbu181
Subject(s) - social mobility , psychology , gerontology , developmental psychology , demography , sociology , medicine , social science
Evidence suggests social relationships may be important facilitators for recovery from functional impairment, but the extant literature is limited in its measurement of social relationships including an over emphasis on filial social support and a paucity of nationally representative data.
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