Social networks and mental health among older Europeans: are there age effects?

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  European Journal of Ageing

• Publication date

  2015-06-16

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1007/s10433-015-0347-yPMID 28804362PMCID PMC5549154
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