Loneliness, Social Networks, and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study in Three Countries.

OBJECTIVE:It is widely recognized that social networks and loneliness have effects on health. The present study assesses the differential association that the components of the social network and the subjective perception of loneliness have with health, and analyzes whether this association is diffe...

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Main Authors: Laura Alejandra Rico-Uribe, Francisco Félix Caballero, Beatriz Olaya, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Seppo Koskinen, Matilde Leonardi, Josep Maria Haro, Somnath Chatterji, José Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Marta Miret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4711964?pdf=render