Institutionalization of older adults after the death of a spouse

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1228-1234

  Nihtilä, Elina ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCOME; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIDOW; WIDOWER; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NURSING HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 45549094959     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.119271     Document Type: Article

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