Does living alone reshape healthcare use? Longitudinal evidence from older adults in China

Aohan Gao, Yijun Chen, Yue Hou, Mengling Cheng, Jingwen Zhang, Junjie Huang

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DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-03164-7
Published: 2026-01-07
Container: BMC Primary Care
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12875-025-03164-7,
  title = {Does living alone reshape healthcare use? Longitudinal evidence from older adults in China},
  author = {Aohan Gao and Yijun Chen and Yue Hou and Mengling Cheng and Jingwen Zhang and Junjie Huang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Primary Care},
  doi = {10.1186/s12875-025-03164-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03164-7}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Does living alone reshape healthcare use? Longitudinal evidence from older adults in China
AU  - Aohan Gao
AU  - Yijun Chen
AU  - Yue Hou
AU  - Mengling Cheng
AU  - Jingwen Zhang
AU  - Junjie Huang
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Primary Care
DO  - 10.1186/s12875-025-03164-7
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Gao, A., Chen, Y., Hou, Y., Cheng, M., Zhang, J., & Huang, J. (2026). Does living alone reshape healthcare use? Longitudinal evidence from older adults in China. BMC Primary Care. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03164-7

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