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The Association Between Social Isolation and Memory Loss Among Older Adults

David M. Mosen, Matthew P. Banegas, Erin M. Keast and Briar L. Ertz-Berger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2022, jabfm.2022.AP.210497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.AP.210497
David M. Mosen
From Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland (DMM, MPB, EMK); Northwest Permanente, Continuum of Care Department, Portland, OR (BLE-B)
PhD, MPH
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Matthew P. Banegas
From Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland (DMM, MPB, EMK); Northwest Permanente, Continuum of Care Department, Portland, OR (BLE-B)
PhD, MPH, MS
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Erin M. Keast
From Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland (DMM, MPB, EMK); Northwest Permanente, Continuum of Care Department, Portland, OR (BLE-B)
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Briar L. Ertz-Berger
From Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland (DMM, MPB, EMK); Northwest Permanente, Continuum of Care Department, Portland, OR (BLE-B)
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2022, jabfm.2022.AP.210497; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.AP.210497
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