Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 122-137 , August 2010

Associations of social networks with cancer mortality: A meta-analysis

  • Martin Pinquart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Philipps University, Gutenbergstrasse 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 6421 28 23626; fax: +49 6421 23685.
    • ,
  • Paul R. Duberstein

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Personality and Development, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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