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Reduced social activities and networks, but not social support, are associated with cognitive decline among older chinese adults: A prospective study

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  • Fan, Zili
  • Lv, Xiaozhen
  • Tu, Lihui
  • Zhang, Ming
  • Yu, Xin
  • Wang, Huali

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Social relationships consist of distinct dimensions. The literature on the effect of specific social relationship subdomains on cognitive function is limited. This large-scale, prospective cohort study examined the associations of social relationships with cognitive decline and further explored which subdomains of social relationships were predictive of cognitive decline among elderly Chinese individuals.

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  • Fan, Zili & Lv, Xiaozhen & Tu, Lihui & Zhang, Ming & Yu, Xin & Wang, Huali, 2021. "Reduced social activities and networks, but not social support, are associated with cognitive decline among older chinese adults: A prospective study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:289:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621007553
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114423
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