The prevalence of and risk factors for loneliness among older people in China

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Ageing & Society

• Publication date

  2008-04-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1017/S0144686X07006848
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