Open AccessThe Effect of Unexpected Bereavement on Mortality in Older Couples
Author(s) -
Sunil Shah,
Iain M. Carey,
Tess Harris,
Stephen DeWilde,
Christina Victor,
Derek G. Cook
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301050
Subject(s) - spouse , medicine , disease , hazard ratio , grief , confidence interval , gerontology , demography , psychiatry , anthropology , sociology
We sought to determine whether unexpected bereavement has a greater impact on mortality in the surviving partner than death of a partner with preexisting chronic disease or disability.
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