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Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement.

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Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement. / Wenger, G. Clare; Davies, Richard B.; Shahtahmasebi, Said et al.
In: Ageing and Society, Vol. 16, No. 3, 05.1995, p. 333-358.

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Wenger, GC, Davies, RB, Shahtahmasebi, S & Scott, A 1995, 'Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement.', Ageing and Society, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 333-358. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X00003457

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Wenger, G. C., Davies, R. B., Shahtahmasebi, S., & Scott, A. (1995). Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement. Ageing and Society, 16(3), 333-358. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X00003457

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Wenger GC, Davies RB, Shahtahmasebi S, Scott A. Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement. Ageing and Society. 1995 May;16(3):333-358. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X00003457

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Wenger, G. Clare ; Davies, Richard B. ; Shahtahmasebi, Said et al. / Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement. In: Ageing and Society. 1995 ; Vol. 16, No. 3. pp. 333-358.

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