title: The significance of social connectedness: comment on Slomkowski et al. 2005.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-3720, USA. merikank@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Kathleen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Merikangas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology