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Best Friends: The Role of Confidantes in Older Women's Health

Robin D. Moremen PhD and PT Department of Sociology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 149-167 | Received 13 Mar 2007, Accepted 04 Jun 2007, Published online: 21 Oct 2008

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Heather R. Fuller. (2021) Implications of relationships with family, friends, and neighbors for changes in women’s well-being in late life. Journal of Women & Aging 33:4, pages 362-377.
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