CellWell record HH-3313
Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review
Holt-Lunstad J et al.
PLoS Med ยท 2010
In plain language
Across 148 studies covering over 300,000 people, stronger social relationships were associated with about 50% greater odds of survival, an effect comparable to quitting smoking.
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- Meta-analysis
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