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The Health Impact on Families of Health Care: A Matched Cohort Study of Hospice Use by Decedents and Mortality Outcomes in Surviving, Widowed Spouses

7 | Hospice Care , NAC Favorite , Health Services Research , Widowhood Effect , Terminal Care , Social Determinants , Marriage

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and T.J. Iwashyna, "The Health Impact on Families of Health Care: A Matched Cohort Study of Hospice Use by Decedents and Mortality Outcomes in Surviving, Widowed Spouses" Social Science and Medicine, 57(3): 465-475 (August 2003)

A Methodology for Identifying Married Couples in Medicare Data: Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Use Among the Married Elderly

3 | Methodology , Marriage , Widowhood Effect

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, J. Zhang, D. Lauderdale, and N.A. Christakis, "A Methodology for Identifying Married Couples in Medicare Data: Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Use Among the Married Elderly" Demography, 35(4): 413-419 (November 1998)

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