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The ministry of loneliness

Nicholas Pimlott
Canadian Family Physician March 2018; 64 (3) 166;
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  • Published on: (16 June 2018)
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    • Claudette Chase, Family Physician, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority

    In medical school I loved to wander the stacks and pull books at random. I remember reading a snippet while doing this that listed social isolation as a risk factor for cancer. This has stayed with me and informed my practice, unlike the details of the Kreb's cycle.

    Competing Interests: None declared.
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