An epidemiological study of social relationships as determinants of health : formulating a new psychosocial approach

Background & objectives: There is an extensive body of literature suggesting that social relationships are beneficial for health. The present study explores this association by testing two hypotheses. The first hypothesis is that people who are more socially orientated have better health than th...

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Main Author: Demakakos, Panayotes
Published: University College London (University of London) 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.424471