TY - JOUR AU - Tomioka, Kimiko AU - Kurumatani, Norio AU - Hosoi, Hiroshi PY - 2017 DA - 2017/05/19 TI - Positive and negative influences of social participation on physical and mental health among community-dwelling elderly aged 65–70 years: a cross-sectional study in Japan JO - BMC Geriatrics SP - 111 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Although numerous investigations have indicated that social participation (SP) has positive effects on the health of older adults, there have been few studies on its negative health consequences. We examined the cross-sectional associations of the type, frequency, and autonomy for SP with physical and mental health. SN - 1471-2318 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0502-8 DO - 10.1186/s12877-017-0502-8 ID - Tomioka2017 ER -