Health behaviors, social networks, and healthy aging: Cross-sectional evidence from the Nurses' Health Study
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Quality of Life Research
- Vol. 8 (8) , 711-722
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008949428041
Abstract
Physical function is a significant component of health-related quality of life among older adults. Potential correlates of healthy aging, including health behaviors and social network...Keywords
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