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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
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Distinct Functions of Social Support and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults

Regina C. Sims School of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Megan Hosey Department of Psychology, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Shellie-Anne Levy Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
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Keith E. Whitfield Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Leslie I. Katzel Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Shari R. Waldstein Department of Psychology, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Pages 40-59 | Received 23 Oct 2012, Accepted 18 Feb 2013, Published online: 27 Jan 2014

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