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[17] Svensson T(2001)Social network type and morale in old age Gerontologist 41 516-192

[18] Dehlin O(2006)Social networks and quality of life for long-term survivors of leukemia and lymphoma Support Care Cancer 14 185-520

[19] Michael YL(2005)Social network and health-related quality of life in older adults: A population-based study in Spain Qual Life Res 14 511-9

[20] Colditz GA(2001)Support from children, living arrangements, self-rated health and depressive symptoms of older people in Spain Int J Epidemiol 30 1090-80

[11] Kaplan BH(2007)The effect of social relationships on survival in elderly residents of a Southern European community: a cohort study BMC Geriatr 7 19-28

[12] Cassel JC(2005)Social networks and health status among elderly people: an important issue for Health Services Research. An extensive review of the literature and of the methodological tools across Europe Eur J Public Health 15 27-474

[13] Gore S(2000)Health Technology Assessment in Italy Int J Technol Assess Health Care 16 459-9

[14] McCamish-Svensson MSG(2002)Descriptive studies: what they can and cannot do Lancet 359 145-4

[15] Samuelsson G(1999)How reliable are selected scales from population based health surveys? An analysis among seniors Can J Public Health 90 60-1178

[16] Hagberg B(1998)Cross-validation of item selection and scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in nine countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment J Clin Epidemiol 51 1171-524

[17] Svensson T(2001)Social network type and morale in old age Gerontologist 41 516-192

[18] Dehlin O(2006)Social networks and quality of life for long-term survivors of leukemia and lymphoma Support Care Cancer 14 185-520

[19] Michael YL(2005)Social network and health-related quality of life in older adults: A population-based study in Spain Qual Life Res 14 511-9

[20] Colditz GA(2001)Support from children, living arrangements, self-rated health and depressive symptoms of older people in Spain Int J Epidemiol 30 1090-80