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First Posted: 11-15-09 07:19 AM   |   Updated: 11-15-09 08:26 AM

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While there have been plenty of studies of how pairs of people, especially spouses, affect each others' health, there have been far fewer studies of how health reverberates through large social networks.

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While there have been plenty of studies of how pairs of people, especially spouses, affect each others' health, there have been far fewer studies of how health reverberates through large social networ...
While there have been plenty of studies of how pairs of people, especially spouses, affect each others' health, there have been far fewer studies of how health reverberates through large social networ...
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"I draw a couple of conclusions from this. The first is that unless you are a hermit living entirely alone, your choices and wellbeing do not affect just you. The second, and more important, conclusion is that medicine isn’t simply about improving the health of an individual here and an individual there. It’s about the health of the whole society."

Thanks for the good read!

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Good information that everyone could use especially in close situations.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:17 AM on 11/15/2009

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