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Social connections and happiness among the elder population of Taiwan

H.-C. HsuDepartment of Health Care Administration, Research Center of Health Policy and Management, Asia University, Taiwan, R. O. C.;Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taiwan, R. O. C.Correspondence[email protected]
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W.-C. ChangSurveillance and Research Division, Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, R. O. C.;Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, R. O. C.
Pages 1131-1137 | Received 13 Aug 2014, Accepted 01 Jan 2015, Published online: 02 Feb 2015

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