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Loneliness in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Baarck, Julia
  • d'Hombres, Béatrice
  • Tintori, Guido

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The purpose of the study is to examine the prevalence of loneliness in Europe in 2016 and during the first months – April-July 2020 – of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess whether the risk factors associated with loneliness have changed after the outbreak of the pandemic.

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  • Baarck, Julia & d'Hombres, Béatrice & Tintori, Guido, 2022. "Loneliness in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(11), pages 1124-1129.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:126:y:2022:i:11:p:1124-1129
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.09.002
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