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Cognitive Function in Late Life

Mediating the relationship between loneliness and cognitive function: the role of depressive and anxiety symptoms

Joanna McHugh PowerSchool of Business National College of Ireland, Dublin 1, Ireland; ;UK CRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; ;Institute of Neuroscience & School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7387-3107View further author information
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Jianjun TangSchool of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rose Ann KennyInstitute of Neuroscience & School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland; View further author information
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Brian A LawlorInstitute of Neuroscience & School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland; View further author information
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Frank KeeUK CRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; View further author information
Pages 1071-1078 | Received 23 Oct 2018, Accepted 19 Mar 2019, Published online: 07 Apr 2019

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