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1. RIVM. Eenzaamheid: algemene bevolking. Bilthoven: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu; 2026.
2. RIVM, GGD GHOR Nederland, CBS. Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen 2024. Den Haag: RIVM; 2025.
3. CBS. 10 procent van de 15-plussers sterk eenzaam in 2024. Den Haag: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek; 2025.
4. Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport. Eén tegen eenzaamheid: feiten en cijfers. Den Haag: VWS; 2024.
5. World Health Organization. Social connection as a public health priority: report of the Commission on Social Connection. Geneva: WHO; 2025.
6. European Commission, Joint Research Centre. Loneliness in the European Union. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union; 2023.
7. UK Government. Tackling loneliness: evidence review. London: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport; 2023.
8. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Social isolation and loneliness in older adults: opportunities for the health care system. Washington (DC): National Academies Press; 2020.
9. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation: the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory. Washington (DC): HHS; 2023.
10. National Seniors Council. Social isolation of seniors: report of the National Seniors Council. Ottawa: Government of Canada; 2025.
11. Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. Clinical guidelines on social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Toronto: CCSMH; 2024.
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17. Soh YH, Kawachi I, Kubzansky LD, et al. Chronic loneliness and the risk of incident stroke in middle and late adulthood: a longitudinal cohort study of U.S. older adults. eClinicalMedicine. 2024;73:102639.
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