Loneliness in Primary Care Patients: A Prevalence Study

Rebecca A. Mullen; Sebastian Tong; Roy T. Sabo; Winston R. Liaw; John Marshall; Donald E. Nease; Alex H. Krist; John J. Frey

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Loneliness in Primary Care Patients: A Prevalence Study

Rebecca A. Mullen, Sebastian Tong, Roy T. Sabo, Winston R. Liaw, John Marshall, Donald E. Nease, Alex H. Krist and John J. Frey

The Annals of Family Medicine March 2019, 17 (2) 108-115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2358

Rebecca A. Mullen

1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

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For correspondence: rebecca.mullen@ucdenver.edu

Sebastian Tong

2Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

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Roy T. Sabo

2Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

3Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

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Winston R. Liaw

4Department of Health Systems and Population Heath Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

5Robert Graham Center Policy Studies in Family Medicine & Primary Care, Washington, DC

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John Marshall

2Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

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Donald E. Nease Jr

1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

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Alex H. Krist

2Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

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John J. Frey III

6Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

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Rebecca A. Mullen, Sebastian Tong, Roy T. Sabo, Winston R. Liaw, John Marshall, Donald E. Nease, Alex H. Krist, John J. Frey

The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2019, 17 (2) 108-115; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2358

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