The strength of family ties: A meta-analysis and meta-regression of self-reported social support and mortality

Social Networks

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 626-638

  Shor, Eran ^a   Roelfs, David J ^b   Yogev, Tamar ^c,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Friends; Meta analysis; Meta regression; Mortality; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884766058     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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