Loneliness and living alone: what are we really measuring?

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Emily M Bucholz et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012.

. 2012 Jul 23;172(14):1084-5.

doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2649.

¹ Yale University School of Medicine, 1 Church St, Ste 200, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. emily.bucholz@yale.edu

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