Impact of social isolation on mortality and morbidity in 20 high-income, middle-income and low-income countries in five continents

Naito, R; Leong, DP; Bangdiwala, SI; McKee, M; Subramanian, SV; Rangarajan, S; Islam, S; Avezum, A; Yeates, KE; Lear, SA; Gupta, R; Yusufali, A; Dans, AL; Szuba, A; Alhabib, KF; Kaur, M; Rahman, O; Seron, P; Diaz, R; Puoane, T; Liu, WD; Zhu, YB; Sheng, YD; Lopez-Jaramillo, P; Chifamba, J; Rosnah, I; Karsidag, K; Kelishadi, R; Rosengren, A; Khatib, R; Amma, KRLI; Azam, SI; Teo, K; Yusuf, S

Yusuf, S (corresponding author), Populat Hlth Res Inst, Hamilton, ON, Canada.; Yusuf, S (corresponding author), McMaster Univ, Dept Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada.; Yusuf, S (corresponding author), Hamilton Hlth Sci, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, 2021; 6 (3):

Abstract

Objective To examine the association between social isolation and mortality and incident diseases in middle-aged adults in urban and rural communities......

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