Claim CAS-C2
Claim CAS-C2
People with six or more kinds of social tie were about four times less likely to develop a cold after deliberate exposure to the virus than people with one to three.
- Its mark
- Known. Supported by robust, replicated evidence and accepted by the relevant scientific mainstream. Solid ground.
- Basis
- finding. A claim about how the world is, answerable to evidence.
- Where it appears in the book
- Chapter 8, The Body Under Siege and Chapter 13, The Social Brain
- How it was checked
- Checked against the source
Sources
- Cohen, S., Doyle, W. J., Skoner, D. P., Rabin, B. S., & Gwaltney, J. M. (1997). Social ties and susceptibility to the common cold. JAMA, 277(24), 1940-1944. DOI 10.1001/jama.1997.03540480040036
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