A community survey of loneliness

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-94

  Lauder, William ^a   Sharkey, Siobhan ^b   Mummery, Kerry ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Mental health; Nursing; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALARY; SAMPLE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842863643     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2003.02968.x     Document Type: Review

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