LIVING ALONE, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND FEELING LONELY AMONG THE ELDERLY
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0301-2212
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.2.129