Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults

Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study is to investigate the association between social relationships and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) among the elderly in Italy.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A sample of 33,744 Italian resid...

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Main Authors:	Damiani Gianfranco, Latini Elide, Rosano Aldo, Sicuro Lorella, Avolio Maria, de Belvis Antonio, Ricciardi Walter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2008-10-01
Series:	BMC Public Health
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/348

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