Marriage, bereavement and mortality: The role of health care utilization

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-50

  Simeonova, Emilia ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Bereavement; Health care; Marriage

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL RATE; WIDOW;

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84870274895     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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