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Gender differences in the association of perceived social support and social network with self-rated health status among older adults: a population-based study in Brazil

BACKGROUND: Older adults are more likely to live alone, because they may have been predeceased by their spouse and friends. Social interaction could also be reduced in this age group due by limited mobility caused by chronic conditions. Therefore, aging is frequently accompanied by reduced social su...

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Autores principales: Caetano, Silvana C, Silva, Cosme MFP, Vettore, Mario V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4225700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24229389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-122