Social isolation and health, with an emphasis on underlying mechanisms

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Cacioppo, John T ^a   Hawkley, Louise C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0041365676     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2003.0063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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