Risk of Mortality Related to Widowhood in Older Mexican Americans

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Stimpson, Jim P ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a   Ray, Laura A ^a   Raji, Mukaila A ^a   Peek, M Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Marriage; Mexican Americans; Mortality; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL RATE; WIDOW;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 33947355389     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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