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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 28:13:909498.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.909498. eCollection 2022.

Editorial: The Impact of Social Connections on Patients' Health

Davide Mazzoni  1 , Elizabeth A Baker  2 , Darrell L Hudson  3 , Gabriella Pravettoni  1   4
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Editorial: The Impact of Social Connections on Patients' Health

Davide Mazzoni et al. Front Psychol. .
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Keywords: cancer; health; lupus; patients; social connections; social support.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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