Long-term social distancing during COVID-19: A social isolation crisis among seniors?

Affiliations

¹ Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
² Research assistant, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.

Heidi Oi-Yee Li et al. CMAJ. 2020.

. 2020 May 25;192(21):E588.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.75428.

¹ Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
² Research assistant, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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