title: The affirming ties that bind us.
authors.affiliation: Editor emeritus of the Rhode Island Medical Journal and dean emeritus of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aronson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D016019:Survival Analysis; D017805:Widowhood