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

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Three Papers on Social Participation over the Life Course

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Rural Folks Perception of Effect of Activities of Miscreants on Agricultural Production in Rural Communities of Delta State, Nigeria

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Integrative Review - Mental health and COVID-19 - depression in times of Quarantine

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COVID-19: Proteger a las personas y las sociedades

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Impact and Role of the Public Realm in Creating More Socially Cohesive Communities: A Case Study of Urban Pattern in Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Additional file 1 of Longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms associated with social isolation after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate Prefecture: findings from the TMM CommCohort study

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Additional file 1 of Associations of social isolation, social participation, and loneliness with frailty in older adults in Singapore: a panel data analysis

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