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Prevalence of loneliness amongst older people in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Loneliness is associated with increased rates of morbidity and mortality, and is a growing public health concern in later life. This study aimed to produce an evidence-based estimate of the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people (aged 60 years and above). STUDY DESIG...

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Autores principales: Chawla, Kavita, Kunonga, Tafadzwa Patience, Stow, Daniel, Barker, Robert, Craig, Dawn, Hanratty, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8312979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34310643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255088