Sources of social support associated with health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study among Canadian and Latin American older adults

Bélanger, Emmanuelle; Ahmed, Tamer; Vafaei, Afshin; Curcio, Carmen‐Lucía; P. Phillips, Susan; Victoria Zunzunegui, Marı́a

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011503

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Sources of social support associated with health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study among Canadian and Latin American older adults

Published in BMJ Open • Jun 1, 2016

Authors:

Emmanuelle Bélanger

Tamer Ahmed

Afshin Vafaei

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether the association between emotional support and indicators of health and quality of life differs between Canadian and Latin American older adults. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS). Social support from friends, family m...

Subject

Medicine

Social support

Gerontology

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