Loneliness and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling elderly Singaporeans
Loneliness and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling elderly Singaporeans
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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English
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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Loneliness is a significant risk factor for mortality among older adults. There are several pathways through which loneliness may operate to increase mortality risk, ranging from biological responses and individual perceptions to social interactions and environmental factors. The proportion of single older (65+) person households has doubled in the...
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Loneliness and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling elderly Singaporeans
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_09aaa96e47b14191a0288f649ef790e4
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_09aaa96e47b14191a0288f649ef790e4
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1435-9871
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2363-7064,1435-9871
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10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.49
