Is it better to give or to receive? Social support and the well-being of older adults.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

• Publication date

  2010-05-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbp113PMID 20028952
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