Social Isolation and Adult Mortality
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Social isolation and adult mortality: the role of chronic inflammation and sex differences.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Social Behavior
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0022-1465,2150-6000
DOI: 10.1177/0022146513485244