Alcohol abuse as a potential risk factor of solitary death among people living alone: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto, Japan

• Main Authors: Daisuke Miyamori (Author), Tsukasa Kamitani (Author), Yusuke Ogawa (Author), Nozomi Idota (Author), Hiroshi Ikegaya (Author), Masanori Ito (Author), Yosuke Yamamoto (Author)
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• Publicado em: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Solitary death is an emerging public health problem in developed countries. Alcohol abuse is associated with social isolation and excess mortality. However, data on the association between alcohol abuse and solitary death are limited. Our purposes were to assess whether alcohol a...