The anatomy of loneliness

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 71-74

  Cacioppo, John T ^a   Hawkley, Louise C ^a   Berntson, Gary G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Loneliness; Physiology; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842295351     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01232     Document Type: Article

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