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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

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