Are social relations less health protective in women than in men? Social relations, gender, and cardiovascular health

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-71

  Orth Gomér, Kristina ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Gender differences; Social relations; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649147928     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509105522     Document Type: Article

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