Journal of Health Psychology

Mediating effects of smoking and functional disability on association between loneliness and all-cause mortality: A multinational longitudinal study

By Yongkai Zhu, Junling Gao, Shitong Yang, Hong Liang

Cohort study of 685,134 peoplePopulations

Multicentre

The paper

Yongkai Zhu, Junling Gao, Shitong Yang, Hong Liang

Fudan University

Journal of Health Psychology, 19 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1177/13591053261475825 PubMed 42618524

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