What really matters in the social network-mortality association? A multivariate examination among older Jewish-Israelis

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-82

  Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Friends; Israel; Jews; Mortality; Social network; Synagogue

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250001768     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-007-0048-2     Document Type: Article

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