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Loneliness in the UK. What
we know, what we think we
know and what we don’t
know.
I would like to that the funders of
my work on loneliness and my
collaborators and colleagues for
their insightful contributions and
tolerance of my obsession with
this topic. Thispresentation
represents my own views and
should not be attributed to
funders or colleagues
Christina Victor,
Professor of Gerontology and Public
Health,
Brunel University London.
Christina.victor@brunel.ac.uk

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Christina Victor

  • 1. Loneliness in the UK. What we know, what we think we know and what we don’t know. I would like to that the funders of my work on loneliness and my collaborators and colleagues for their insightful contributions and tolerance of my obsession with this topic. Thispresentation represents my own views and should not be attributed to funders or colleagues Christina Victor, Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University London. Christina.victor@brunel.ac.uk