TY - JOUR T1 - On the role of social support on macroeconomic determinants on elderly people health: a hypothesis about a counterexample in Spain JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 391 LP - 392 DO - 10.1136/jech-2013-203627 VL - 68 IS - 4 AU - Tarik Benmarhnia AU - Maria Victoria Zunzunegui Y1 - 2014/04/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/68/4/391.2.abstract N2 - Rolden et al1 examined the association between macroeconomic cycles and variations in mortality rates of middle-aged and older people. They proposed that reductions in social support during good economic times may play an important role in the counterintuitive relationship between macroeconomic cycles and older adults’ health.We welcome this research on the health of the elderly population, an age group seldom considered in the literature on the impact of economic crises on population health. Nevertheless, we react to their generalisation that the reduction of social … ER -