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Loneliness among older ethnic minority people: exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology

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Loneliness among older ethnic minority people: exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology. / Cotterell, Natalie; Buffel, Tine; Nazroo, James et al.
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 48, No. 1, 31.01.2025, p. 206-228.

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Cotterell, N, Buffel, T, Nazroo, J & Qualter, P 2025, 'Loneliness among older ethnic minority people: exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology', Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 206-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2311833

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Cotterell, N., Buffel, T., Nazroo, J., & Qualter, P. (2025). Loneliness among older ethnic minority people: exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 48(1), 206-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2311833

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Cotterell N, Buffel T, Nazroo J, Qualter P. Loneliness among older ethnic minority people: exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2025 Jan 31;48(1):206-228. Epub 2024 Feb 8. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2024.2311833

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Cotterell, Natalie ; Buffel, Tine ; Nazroo, James et al. / Loneliness among older ethnic minority people : exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology. In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2025 ; Vol. 48, No. 1. pp. 206-228.

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