Correlates and predictors of loneliness in older-adults: a review of quantitative results informed by qualitative insights

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  International Psychogeriatrics

• Publication date

  2015-10-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1017/S1041610215001532PMID 26424033
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