Social isolation can take a deadly toll on older individuals with COPD, says study

Social isolation can take a deadly toll on older individuals with COPD, says study

University of California, San Francisco and the University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified a link between social isolation and increased mortality among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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