Social isolation, loneliness and health in old age: a scoping review

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Health and Social Care in the community

• Publication date

  2017-05-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/hsc.12311PMID 26712585
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