Does Laughter Predict Onset of Functional Disability and Mortality Among Older Japanese Adults? The JAGES Prospective Cohort Study.

Yudai Tamada Kenji TakeuchiChikae YamaguchiMasashige SaitoTetsuya OhiraKokoro ShiraiKatsunori Kondo

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2020)

Low frequency of laughter is associated with increased risks of functional disability. Laughter may be an early predictor of functional disability later on in life.

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