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Editorial
. 2014 Nov;29(11):1429-31.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-2977-8.

Living alone, socially isolated or lonely--what are we measuring?

Carla M Perissinotto  1 , Kenneth E Covinsky
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Editorial

Living alone, socially isolated or lonely--what are we measuring?

Carla M Perissinotto et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Nov.
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