The long-term impact of bereavement upon spouse health: A 10-year follow-up

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 212-217

  Jones, Michael P ^a   Bartrop, Roger W ^b   Forcier, Lina ^b   Penny, Ronald ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

10 year follow up; adult; grief; health consequences; morbidity; spouse bereavement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SELF REPORT; SPOUSE;

EID: 77956504354     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2010.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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