TY - BOOK AU - Uchino,Bert N. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Social support and physical health: understanding the health consequences of relationships T2 - Current perspectives in psychology AV - R726.5 .U26 2004eb U1 - 615.5 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Health KW - Patients KW - Social networks KW - Therapeutic use KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index; Introduction and historical perspectives -- The meaning and measurement of social support -- Theoretical perspectives linking social support to health outcomes -- Social support and all-cause mortality -- Social support and mortality from specific diseases -- Pathways linking social support to health outcomes -- Intervention implications -- Future directions and conclusions; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10170042 ER -