Assessing the association between all-cause mortality and multiple aspects of individual social capital among the older Japanese

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Few prospective cohort studies have assessed the association between social capital and mortality. The studies were conducted only in Western countries and did not use the same social capital indicators. The present prospective cohor...

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Main Authors: Kondo Naoki, Murata Chiyoe, Subramanian S V, Hirai Hiroshi, Kondo Katsunori, Aida Jun, Ichida Yukinobu, Shirai Kokoro, Osaka Ken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/499