Sex differences in medication and primary healthcare use before and after spousal bereavement at older ages in Denmark: Nationwide register study of over 6000 bereavements

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Oksuzyan, Anna ^a,b   Jacobsen, Rune ^a   Glaser, Karen ^c   Tomassini, Cecilia ^d,e   Vaupel, James W ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; WIDOW; WIDOWER;

EID: 84869479585     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/678289     Document Type: Article

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