Extreme Social Isolation, Use of Community‐Based Senior Support Services, and Mortality Among African American Elderly Women
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Community Psychology
- Vol. 25 (5) , 721-732
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1024643118894
Abstract
The effect of extreme social isolation and use of community‐based senior services on longevity was examined in a national sample of African American elderly women (ages 55–96). Consistent with previo...Keywords
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