Physical health risks of middle-aged people with low social independence: fatal diseases in men, and little attendance to cancer screenings in both sexes

Background The existence of social withdrawal (Hikikomori), which meets the conditions “not attending school”, “not working”, and “isolated at home for more than 6 months”, is gradually being discovered by the world, and their mental health and healing is being highlighted. However, there are very f...

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Main Authors: Haruaki Naito, Katsuya Nitta, Misooja Lee, Takeshi Ushigusa, Motoki Osawa, Takahiro Tabuchi, Yasuhiro Kakiuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14904.pdf