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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Social Isolation


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article immediately mentions the need for verification from medical sources or that it relies too heavily on primary sources and the lacking inline citations. The first three sections: Effects, Perceived social isolation in humans, and Social isolation in rodents all rely heavily on primary sources and research studies. Additionally, these references to primary research are cited within the text and do not link to the reference list in the article. One way this can be improved is linking all citations to the reference section. The Background section of this article is heavily lacking citations, and the entirety of the first paragraph does not have a single citation for any of the statements made. The majority of "Contributing factors" within the Background section also lacks citations. The Social isolation among the elderly section provides a prevalence statistic from 2018, which can be updated if newer data is available.
 * Overall, the tone of this article remained neutral and there were no grammar or spelling errors I noticed. The article was concise and to the point. Some sections can be added to, and others need to be strengthened with medical references or sources that are not from original research. The talk page discusses some less neutral views that might not belong in this article such as social isolation imposed by others and lack sources to back up their statements. There was a suggestion to merge this page with another, but I agree with the talk comments wanting to keep them separate.


 * Sources
 * Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., Baker, M., Harris, T., & Stephenson, D. (2015). Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(2), 227–237. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352
 * Holt-Lunstad J, Smith TB, Layton JB (2010) Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review. PLoS Med 7(7): e1000316. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316
 * Uchino, B.N. Social Support and Health: A Review of Physiological Processes Potentially Underlying Links to Disease Outcomes. J Behav Med 29, 377–387 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9056-5

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Hearing loss
 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall, this article has a neutral tone, is concise, and is free of grammatical and spelling errors. The majority of the claims or statements have proper citations. There are only a few areas in this article that need improvements: prevalence data and some missing references. The prevalence data referenced in the fourth paragraph of the first section is from 2013 and likely out of date. This prevalence data also does not specify the population. To improve this segment, I would add up to date prevalence data and the intended population (global). The sections that seem to be lacking in citations are the section titled "Signs and Symptoms", "Perinatal problems", and the majority of the "Diagnosis" section. Proper citations can improve these sections. There is also a "Sign language" section that mainly focuses on the United States and may not represent a world view.
 * Overall, this article has a neutral tone, is concise, and is free of grammatical and spelling errors. The majority of the claims or statements have proper citations. There are only a few areas in this article that need improvements: prevalence data and some missing references. The prevalence data referenced in the fourth paragraph of the first section is from 2013 and likely out of date. This prevalence data also does not specify the population. To improve this segment, I would add up to date prevalence data and the intended population (global). The sections that seem to be lacking in citations are the section titled "Signs and Symptoms", "Perinatal problems", and the majority of the "Diagnosis" section. Proper citations can improve these sections. There is also a "Sign language" section that mainly focuses on the United States and may not represent a world view.


 * Sources
 * The World Health Organization. Deafness and hearing loss. Fact sheet. March 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss
 * The World Health Organization. Multi-country Assessment of National Capacity to Provide Hearing Care. 2013. ISBN 978 92 4 150657 1

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Dementia
 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall, this article is concise, in logical order, and free of grammar and spelling errors. The tone is neutral and most citations are present. The main areas of improvement for this article are the out of date prevalence data, lack of sources for one section, and another section with outdated information. The worldwide prevalence data for dementia is mentioned in the fourth paragraph of the first section with data from 2015. There is a more up-to-date reference that can be used to cite newer prevalence data (see below). In the "Stages" section under the "Early stages" subheading, there is a lack of sources cited to back up the statements made. Additionally, in the "Causes" section there is a lack of sources to back up the statements/claims made. Lastly, in the "Epidemiology" section, the statements made are based on Global Burden of Disease data from 2010. There is updated Global Burden of Disease data that can be used in this section (see below).
 * Overall, this article is concise, in logical order, and free of grammar and spelling errors. The tone is neutral and most citations are present. The main areas of improvement for this article are the out of date prevalence data, lack of sources for one section, and another section with outdated information. The worldwide prevalence data for dementia is mentioned in the fourth paragraph of the first section with data from 2015. There is a more up-to-date reference that can be used to cite newer prevalence data (see below). In the "Stages" section under the "Early stages" subheading, there is a lack of sources cited to back up the statements made. Additionally, in the "Causes" section there is a lack of sources to back up the statements/claims made. Lastly, in the "Epidemiology" section, the statements made are based on Global Burden of Disease data from 2010. There is updated Global Burden of Disease data that can be used in this section (see below).


 * Sources
 * The World Health Organization. Dementia. Fact Sheet. September 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia
 * Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017–2025. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
 * GBD 2016 Dementia Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, The Lancet Neurology, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 88-106, ISSN 1474-4422, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30403-4.

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