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Social isolation increases mortality risk in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Social isolation increases mortality risk in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis who report social isolation are at an elevated risk for mortality, compared with individuals who are not socially isolated, according to data published in Science Reports.

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