Loneliness and health in Eastern Europe: Findings from Moscow, Russia

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 403-410

  Stickley, A ^a,b   Koyanagi, A ^a   Leinsalu, M ^a,c   Ferlander, S ^a   Sabawoon, W ^b   McKee, M ^d  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Mental ill health; Moscow Health Survey; Russia; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIVORCED PERSON; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WIDOWED PERSON; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA;

EASTERN EUROPE; MOSCOW [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOSCOW; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928215517     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.12.021     Document Type: Article

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