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PDFCare of older people
Cohort study
Among elderly men, feelings of loneliness are associated with increased 10-year mortality risk, independent of social isolation and medical and psychiatric conditions
- Correspondence to: Thomas O Obisesan
Department of Medicine, Howard University, Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20060, USA; tobisesan{at}howard.edu
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Among elderly men, feelings of loneliness are associated with increased 10-year mortality risk, independent of social isolation and medical and psychiatric conditions
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- First published November 2, 2012.
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August 31, 2017
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