Mechanisms linking social ties and support to physical and mental health.

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Published in J Health Soc Behav on June 01, 2011

Authors

Peggy A Thoits1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. pthoits@indiana.edu

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