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INTERVENTION

Effect of a social intervention of choice vs. control on depressive symptoms, melancholy, feeling of loneliness, and perceived togetherness in older Finnish people: a randomized controlled trial

Katja PynnönenGerontology Research Center and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Timo TörmäkangasGerontology Research Center and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandView further author information
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Taina RantanenGerontology Research Center and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandView further author information
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Pirjo TiikkainenSchool of Health and Social Studies, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, FinlandView further author information
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Mauri KallinenDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland;Center for Life Course Epidemiology Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandView further author information
Pages 77-84 | Received 30 May 2016, Accepted 29 Aug 2016, Published online: 22 Sep 2016

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