## Abstract ## Background The intense focus on major psychiatric disorders in both contemporary psychiatric research and clinical practice has resulted in the relative neglect of less definable constructs such as loneliness and how such entities might impact on health outcomes. The purpose of this
The Health of the People
โ Scribed by Eberle, E.G.
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 1936
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0898-140X
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