Social support and long-term mortality in the elderly: Role of comorbidity
Authors:
- Francesco CacciatoreFCFrancesco Cacciatore
- Gianluigi GaliziaGGGianluigi Galizia
- David Della-MorteDavid Della-Morte
- Marianna RossettiMRMarianna Rossetti
- Rosa AbbruzzeseRARosa Abbruzzese
- Assunta LangellottoALAssunta Langellotto
- Daniela AvolioDADaniela Avolio
- Gaetano GargiuloGGGaetano Gargiulo
- Nicola FerraraNFNicola Ferrara
- Franco RengoFRFranco Rengo
- Pasquale AbetePAPasquale Abete
- 1 November 2010
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Vol. 51 (3) , 323-328
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