Race and Objective Social Isolation: Older African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Hispanic Whites
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gby114