Why older people living with a spouse are less likely to be institutionalized: The role of socioeconomic factors and health characteristics

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-43

  Nihtilä, Elina ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Finland; institutionalization; living arrangements; population register; prospective studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FOLLOW UP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE; WIDOW;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 42449132883     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807086421     Document Type: Article

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