Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 206, Issue 2 , Pages 292-300 , February 2008

Social Connectedness and Patient Recovery after Major Operations

Received 2 May 2007 ,Revised 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 27 August 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

 Supported by a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development IIR 01-197-1.

PII: S1072-7515(07)01565-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.08.017

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 206, Issue 2 , Pages 292-300 , February 2008