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Social support and physical health [electronic resource] : understanding the health consequences of relationships / Bert N. Uchino.

By: Uchino, Bert N.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Current perspectives in psychology: Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004Description: ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Health | Patients -- Social networks | Social networks -- Therapeutic useGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 615.5 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction and historical perspectives -- The meaning and measurement of social support -- Theoretical perspectives linking social support to health outcomes -- Social support and all-cause mortality -- Social support and mortality from specific diseases -- Pathways linking social support to health outcomes -- Intervention implications -- Future directions and conclusions.
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615.5 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index.

Introduction and historical perspectives -- The meaning and measurement of social support -- Theoretical perspectives linking social support to health outcomes -- Social support and all-cause mortality -- Social support and mortality from specific diseases -- Pathways linking social support to health outcomes -- Intervention implications -- Future directions and conclusions.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.