Assessing survival in widowers,and controls -A nationwide,six- to nine-year follow-up |
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Authors: | Bragi Skulason Valgerdur Sigurdardottir Asgeir R Helgason |
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Affiliation: | 1.University of Iceland,Saemundargata,Iceland;2.National University Hospital,Reykjavik,Iceland;3.Reykjavík University,Reykjavik,Iceland;4.Directorate of Health,Seltjarnarnes,Iceland;5.National University Hospital,Palliative Care Unit,Kopavogur,Iceland;6.Department of Public Health Sciences, Social Medicine,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden |
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Abstract: | Background The aim of this study was to assess if widowers had an increased mortality rate during the first 6 to 9 years after the death of their wife, compared initially to an age-matched control group and also compared to the general population of Iceland. |
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