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Effects of Social Relationships on Mortality among the Elderly in a Japanese Rural Area: An 88-month Follow-up Study

BACKGROUND: The association between social relationships and lower mortality has been well documented in Western countries. This study aims to investigate that association among elderly Japanese in a rural area. METHODS: An analysis was conducted with 1,994 subjects (58.1% women), 78.3% of the total...

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Autores principales: Murata, Chiyoe, Kondo, Takaaki, Hori, Yoko, Miyao, Daiki, Tamakoshi, Koji, Yatsuya, Hiroshi, Sakakibara, Hisataka, Toyoshima, Hideaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7851063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15930803
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.15.78