A chapter a day – Association of book reading with longevity

Overview of attention for article published in Social Science & Medicine, July 2016

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news: 118 news outlets
book_reviews: 2 book reviewers
blogs: 18 blogs
twitter: 1069 tweeters

facebook: 65 Facebook pages
wikipedia: 1 Wikipedia page
googleplus: 15 Google+ users
reddit: 3 Redditors

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So far, Altmetric has seen 3 Reddit threads by 3 users.

Book reading linked to longer lifespan

User greghickey5, in the books subreddit, 09 Sep 2016

"The benefits of reading books include a longer life in which to read them."

User CRThomasPhD, in the science subreddit, 31 Aug 2016

A chapter a day: Association of book reading with longevity

User kevn57, in the books subreddit, 08 Aug 2016