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This chapter continues the discussion of longevity and survival. The previous chapter dealt with biological factors and the present chapter focuses on psychological and social factors. All these factors are intimately tied together and the distinctions among them are partly arbitrary.
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Botwinick, J. (1984). Psychological and Social Factors in Longevity and Survival. In: Aging and Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38517-3_4
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