Journal article
Widowhood, Health Status, and the Use of Health Services by Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional and Prospective Approach
Journal of gerontology (Kirkwood), Vol.47(1), pp.S8-S16
01/01/1992
DOI: 10.1093/geronj/47.1.S8
PMID: 1730865
Abstract
The relationship between widowhood, health status and the use of health services was examined. It was discovered that being widowed significantly increased the likelihood of being placed in a nursing home.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Widowhood, Health Status, and the Use of Health Services by Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional and Prospective Approach
- Creators
- Fredric Wolinsky - Indiana UniversityRobert Johnson - Kent State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontology (Kirkwood), Vol.47(1), pp.S8-S16
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/geronj/47.1.S8
- PMID
- 1730865
- ISSN
- 0022-1422
- eISSN
- 2331-3323
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1992
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984363580902771
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