Increased Hospitalization Risk for Recently Widowed Older Women and Protective Effects of Social Contacts

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 7-28

  Laditka, James N ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bereavement; Health; Hospitalization; Social contacts; Widows

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WIDOWHOOD; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0242657559     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v15n02_02     Document Type: Article

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