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Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People

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Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People. / Hughes, Mark; Lyons, Anthony; Alba, Beatrice et al.
In: Journal of Homosexuality, Vol. 70, No. 5, 16.04.2023, p. 917-937.

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Hughes, M, Lyons, A, Alba, B, Waling, A, Minichiello, V, Fredriksen-Goldsen, K, Barrett, C, Savage, T, Blanchard, M & Edmonds, S 2023, 'Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People', Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 917-937. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.2005999

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Hughes, M., Lyons, A., Alba, B., Waling, A., Minichiello, V., Fredriksen-Goldsen, K., Barrett, C., Savage, T., Blanchard, M., & Edmonds, S. (2023). Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(5), 917-937. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.2005999

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Hughes M, Lyons A, Alba B, Waling A, Minichiello V, Fredriksen-Goldsen K et al. Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People. Journal of Homosexuality. 2023 Apr 16;70(5):917-937. Epub 2021 Nov 22. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2021.2005999

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Hughes, Mark ; Lyons, Anthony ; Alba, Beatrice et al. / Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People. In: Journal of Homosexuality. 2023 ; Vol. 70, No. 5. pp. 917-937.

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