Social relations and mortality: A more nuanced approach

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-659

  Antonucci, Toni C ^a   Birditt, Kira S ^a   Webster, Noah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

health; mortality; negative support quality; positive support quality; social relations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954406817     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310368189     Document Type: Article

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