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Factors Associated with Health Discussion Network Size and Composition Among Elderly Recipients of Long Term Services and Supports

Social networks play an important role in helping older adults monitor symptoms and manage chronic conditions. People use verbal discussions to make sense of symptoms, determine their seriousness, and decide whether to seek medical care. In this study, problem-specific social networks called health...

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Published in:Health Commun
Main Authors: Abbott, Katherine M., Bettger, Janet Prvu, Hanlon, Alexandra, Hirschman, Karen B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627608/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22292979
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2011.640975
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