Can the higher risk of disability onset among older people who live alone be alleviated by strong social relations? A longitudinal study of non-disabled men and women.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Age and Ageing

• Publication date

  2010-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology

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  DOI 10.1093/ageing/afq020PMID 20208073
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