Social Isolation and Adult Mortality: The Role of Chronic Inflammation and Sex Differences

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 182-202

  Yang, Yang Claire ^a   McClintock, Martha K ^b   Kozloski, Michael ^c   Li, Ting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; chronic inflammation; heart disease; mortality; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84892847301     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146513485244     Document Type: Article

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