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    Cornwell, B. 2009. "Good Health and the Bridging of Structural Holes." Social Networks, 31(1):92-103.


    Cornwell, B. 2009. "Network Bridging Potential in Later Life: Life-Course Experiences and Social Network Position." Journal of Aging and Health, 21(1):129-154. External Link


    Cornwell, B., Laumann, E.O. and Schumm, L.P. 2008. "The Social Connectedness of Older Adults: A National Profile." American Sociological Review, 73(2):185-203. External Link


    Cornwell, B., Schumm, L.P., Laumann, E.O. and Graber, J. 2009. "Social Networks in the NSHAP Study: Rationale, Measurement, and Preliminary Findings." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I47-I55. External Link


    Cornwell, E.Y. and Cornwell, B. 2008. "Access to Expertise as a Form of Social Capital: An Examination of Race- and Class-Based Disparities in Network Ties to Experts." Sociological Perspectives, 51(4):853-876.


    Cornwell, E.Y. and Waite, L.J. 2009. "Measuring Social Isolation among Older Adults using Multiple Indicators from the NSHAP Study." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I38-I46. External Link


    Cornwell, E.Y. and Waite, L.J. 2009. "Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 50(1):31-48. External Link 


    Das, A. 2007. "Masturbation in the United States." Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 33(4):301-317. External Link


    Drum, M.L., Shiovitz-Ezra, S., Gaumer, E. and Lindau, S.T. 2009. "Assessment of Smoking Behaviors and Alcohol Use in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I119-I130. External Link


    Gavrilova, N.S. and Lindau, S.T. 2009. "Salivary Sex Hormone Measurement in a National, Population-Based Study of Older Adults." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I94-I105. External Link


    Jaszczak, A., Lundeen, K. and Smith, S. 2009. "Using Nonmedically Trained Interviewers to Collect Biomeasures in a National In-Home Survey." Field Methods, 21(1):26-48. External Link


    Laumann, E.O., Das, A. and Waite, L.J. 2008. "Sexual Dysfunction among Older Adults: Prevalence and Risk Factors from a Nationally Representative U.S. Probability Sample of Men and Women 57-85 Years of Age." Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5(10):2300-2311. External Link


    Laumann E.O., Leitsch S.A. and Waite L.J. 2008. "Elder Mistreatment in the United States: Prevalence Estimates from a Nationally Representative Study." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63(4):S248-S254. External Link


    Lee, R.D. 2008. "At the Crossroads of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Cancer Patients: Integrative Oncology. The Biological Role of Medications in Population-Based Health Research." Ob/Gyn News, August.


    Lindau, S.T., Drum, M.L., Gaumer, E., Surawska, H. and Jordan, J. 2008. "Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus among Older Women." Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112(5):979-989. External Link


    Lindau, S.T., Hoffmann, J.N., Lundeen, K., Jaszczak, A., McClintock, M. and Jordan, J.A. 2009. "Vaginal Self-Swab Specimen Collection in a Home-Based Survey of Older Women: Methods and Applications." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I106-I118. External Link


    Lindau, S.T., Laumann, E.O. and Levinson, W. 2007. "Reply to the Editor: Prevalence of Sexual Activity, Behaviors and Problems Among Older Adults in the United States: A National, Population-Based Study." New England Journal of Medicine, 357(26):2732-2733.


    Lindau, S.T., Laumann, E.O., Levinson, W. and Waite, L.J. 2003. "Synthesis of Scientific Disciplines in Pursuit of Health: The Interactive Biopsychosocial Model." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 46(3S):S74-S86. External Link


    Lindau, S.T., Schumm, L.P., Laumann, E.O., Levinson, W., O'Muircheartaigh, C. and Waite, L.J. 2007. "A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States." New England Journal of Medicine, 357(8):762-774. External Link


    O’Muircheartaigh, C., Eckman, S. and Smith, S. 2009. "Statistical Design and Estimation for the National Social Life Health and Aging Project (NSHAP)." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I12-I19. External Link


    Pham-Kanter, G. 2008. "Social Comparisons and Health: Can Having Richer Friends and Neighbors Make You Sick?" 2008 Graduate Student Paper Award for the Aging and Life Course Section of the American Sociological Association.


    Qato, D.M., Alexander, G., Conti, R., Johnson, M., Schumm, L.P. and Lindau, S.T. 2008. "Use of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications and Dietary Supplements among Older Adults in the United States: Findings from a Population-Based Study." Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(24):2867-2878. 


    Qato, D.M., Schumm, L.P., Johnson, M., Mihai, A. and Lindau, S.T. 2009. "Medication Data Collection and Coding in a Home-Based Survey of Older Adults." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I86-I93. External Link


    Schumm, L.P., McClintock, M., Williams, S., Leitsch, S.A., Lundstrom, J., Hummel, T., et al. 2009. "Assessment of Sensory Function in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I76-I85. External Link


    Shiovitz-Ezra, S., Leitsch, S.A., Graber, J. and Karraker, A. 2009. "Quality of Life and Psychological Health Indicators in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I30-I37. External Link


    Smith, S., Jaszczak, A., Graber, J., Lundeen, K., Leitsch, S.A., Wargo, E. and O'Muircheartaigh, C. 2009. "Instrument Development, Study Design Implementation, and Survey Conduct for the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP)." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I20-I29. External Link


    Waite, L.J., Laumann, E.O., Das, A. and Schumm, L.P. 2009. "Sexuality: Measures of Partnerships, Practices, Attitudes, and Problems in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Study." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I56-I66. External Link


    Williams, S. and McDade, T.W. 2009. "The Use of Dried Blood Spot Sampling in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I131-I136. External Link


    Williams, S., Pham-Kanter, G. and Leitsch, S.A. 2009. "Measures of Chronic Conditions and Diseases Associated with Aging in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(1S):I67-I75. External Link

     

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