Mortality in parents following the death of a child: A nationwide follow-up study from Sweden

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 927-933

  Rostila, Mikael ^a   Saarela, Jan ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CHILD MORTALITY; DATABASE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY RISK; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84866045287     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200339     Document Type: Article

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