An examination of the vulnerability hypothesis.
Published
Journal Article
Follow-up information from three groups of older persons (community residents, clinic clients, the institutionalized) confirms and extends data presented by Yolmans and Yarrow [1] indicating that increasing interdependence among different areas of functioning increases with age, possibly resulting in increased vulnerability in time of loss. Some implications of these findings were indicated.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Fillenbaum, GG
Published Date
- 1977
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 8 / 2
Start / End Page
- 155 - 160
PubMed ID
- 892915
Pubmed Central ID
- 892915
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0091-4150
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2190/aqp7-vgu8-at6u-vtd3
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States