Loneliness, internalizing symptoms, and inflammatory markers in adolescent COVID‐19 survivors.
Background: Concerns about the psychiatric sequelae after COVID‐19 infection have increased as the pandemic spreads worldwide. The increase in self‐isolation during this pandemic period has also revealed the importance of feelings of loneliness. This study aimed to examine the relationship between b...
| Publicado en: | Child: Care, Health & Development Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. 1112 - 1122 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2022
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