Loneliness, Social Network Size and Mortality in Older Adults: a Meta-analysis

Overview

Journal Eur J Ageing

Publisher Springer

Specialty Geriatrics

Date 2022 Dec 5

PMID 36467548

Authors

Natasja Schutter

Tjalling J Holwerda

Hannie C Comijs

Max L Stek

Jaap Peen

Jack J M Dekker

Affiliations

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10433-022-00740-z.

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