Open AccessMortality in parents following the death of a child: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden
Author(s) -
Mikael Rostila,
Jan Saarela,
Ichiro Kawachi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech-2011-200339
Subject(s) - medicine , cause of death , child mortality , demography , pediatrics , population , injury prevention , poison control , disease , medical emergency , environmental health , sociology
The death of a young child is so devastating that it can increase the risk of mortality in the grieving parent. Little is known about the impact of an adult child's death on the health of parents.
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