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>From: ske@pkmab.se (Kristoffer Eriksson)
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Subject: Re: penrose
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Date: 3 Jun 92 08:21:39 GMT
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In article <1992May28.150514.2238@kbsw1> chris@kbsw1.UUCP (Chris Kostanick 806 1044) writes:
> It is quite common for one spouse to die soon after the other. There
>are many at least anecdotal cases of people that "just give up" and die.

This is not entirely anecdotal. I've heard reports in the media of studies
that show that people living alone die at an earlier age than people living
together in couples.

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