Gender Interaction in Association of Perceived Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Iranian Older People: A Cross-sectional Survey

Maryam Tajvar ¹ * , Astrid Fletcher ², Emily Grundy ³, Badrye Karami ¹ , Fatemeh Mohabbati ⁴

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