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New light on the effect of living alone on the quality of life among Chinese adults aged 50 years or older

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2021

Fei Sun  and
Jaewon Lee
Fei Sun*
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI48864, USA
Jaewon Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Social Welfare, Inha University, Incheon22212, South Korea
*
Email: sunfei@msu.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 5: Issue Theme: Loneliness and Social Connectedness , May 2021 , pp. 437 - 439
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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