Effects of social integration on preserving memory function in a nationally representative US elderly population.

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Published in Am J Public Health on May 29, 2008

Authors

Karen A Ertel1, M Maria Glymour, Lisa F Berkman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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