Poor health and loneliness in later life: the role of depressive symptoms, social resources, and rural environments.

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Published in J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci on December 10, 2013

Authors

Vanessa Burholt1, Thomas Scharf

Author Affiliations

1: Correspondence should be addressed to Vanessa Burholt, AcSS, Centre for Innovative Ageing, College of Human and Health Science, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP, UK. E-mail: v.burholt@swansea.ac.uk.

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