Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults in 2018 and April 2020

Emma E. McGinty; Rachel Presskreischer; Hahrie Han; Colleen L. Barry

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.9740

Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults in 2018 and April 2020

Emma E. McGinty, Rachel Presskreischer, Hahrie Han, Colleen L. Barry

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	93-94
Number of pages	2
Journal	JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	324
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.9740
State	Published - Jul 7 2020

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