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SOCIAL SUPPORT AND LONELINESS AS DETERMINANTS OF THE ONSET OF DISABILITY AMONG PUERTO RICAN OLDER ADULTS

BACKGROUND: The effect of loneliness and social support on health is poorly understood among older Puerto Ricans. As family size continues to decrease in Puerto Rico due to out-migration, a higher number of older adults have fewer family members to rely on, which may lead to detrimental health outco...

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Autores principales: Matos-Moreno, Amilcar, Mehta, Neil, Villamor, Eduardo, Wang, Lu, de Leon, Carlos Mendes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9766497/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1432