Social network type and social support among the old-old

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-228

  Litwin, Howard ^a   Landau, Ruth ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000944514     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(00)80012-2     Document Type: Article

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