Stressful life events, social support, and mortality in men born in 1933

British Medical Journal

Volumn 307, Issue 6912, 1993, Pages 1102-1105

  Rosengren, A ^a   Orth Gomer, K ^a   Wedel, H ^a   Wilhelmsen, L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0027385611     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6912.1102     Document Type: Article

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