Annals of Epidemiology

Loneliness, social isolation, and accumulation of chronic conditions: A nationwide longitudinal study in Japan

By Hiroshi Ito, Shuichi Okaya, Tatsuya Watanabe, Takahiro Tabuchi

Cohort study of 8,721 peoplePopulations

Declared ties to: Daiichi Sankyo, Johnson & Johnson, Data Seed and 2 more

The paper

Hiroshi Ito, Shuichi Okaya, Tatsuya Watanabe, Takahiro Tabuchi

University of Tsukuba; Tohoku University

Annals of Epidemiology, 18 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110265 PubMed 42612761

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