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Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Living Alone: Identifying the Risks for Public Health

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Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Living Alone: Identifying the Risks for Public Health Affiliation Eric Klinenberg PhDEric Klinenberg is Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Global Health, and is also the Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University, New York, NY.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Professor Eric Klinenberg, Department of Sociology, New York University, 295 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10012 (e-mail: eric.[email protected]edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the “Reprints” link. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303166 Accepted: February 25, 2016 Published Online: April 06, 2016

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Authors: Klinenberg, E.
Affiliations: Eric Klinenberg is Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Global Health, and is also the Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University, New York, NY.
Venue: American Journal of Public Health
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Published: 2016-05
Volume: 106
Issue: 5
Pages: 786-787
ISSN: 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303166
PMC: PMC4985072
OpenAlex: W2324746931
Cited by: 307
References: 9
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Keywords: social isolation, loneliness, living alone, public health risk, social connectedness
MeSH terms: Female, Humans, Male, Mortality, Social Isolation

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