Mortality after the Hospitalization of a Spouse
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- 16 February 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 354 (7) , 719-730
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa050196
Abstract
The illness of a spouse can affect the health of a caregiving partner. We examined the association between the hospitalization of a spouse and a partner's risk of death among elderly people.Keywords
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