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Associations of loneliness, social isolation and healthy lifestyle with life expectancy free of major physical disease and mental disorder

Nature Communications

The paper

Xuan Wang, Hao Ma, Yoriko Heianza,

Zhaoxia Liang, Oscar H. Franco,

Tulane University

Nature Communications · 20 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74498-8 PubMed 42624836

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