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Mortality after bereavement
 — an analysis of mortality rates and associations with mortality 13 years after bereavement
Author(s)Ann Bowling
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 9, no 6, June 1994
Pagespp 445-459
KeywordsDeath ; Bereavement ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Widows ; Widowers.
AnnotationThis study examined the mortality rates of a sample of elderly widowed people. Factors such as age, sex, functional ability and social contact were found to be the strongest predictors of mortality.
Accession NumberCPA-940621002 A
ClassmarkCW: DW: F: SP: SPA

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