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Social Isolation and Patient Experience in Older Adults

Takuya Aoki, Yosuke Yamamoto, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, Yuka Urushibara-Miyachi, Morito Kise, Yasuki Fujinuma and Shunichi Fukuhara
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2018, 16 (5) 393-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2257
Takuya Aoki
1Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yuka Urushibara-Miyachi
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Morito Kise
3Centre for Family Medicine Development, Japanese Health and Welfare Co-operative Federation, Tokyo, Japan
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Shunichi Fukuhara
1Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
4Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CIRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
5Department of General Medicine, Shirakawa Satellite for Teaching And Research (STAR), Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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  • Person groups:
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    • Vulnerable populations
  • Methods:
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  • Core values of primary care:
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Keywords

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  • social capital
  • primary care/general practice
  • patient experience

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