Short- and long-term associations between widowhood and mortality in the United States: longitudinal analyses

Conclusion
The ‘widowhood effect’ was not fully explained by adjusting for pre-widowhood SES and particularly elevated within the first few months after widowhood. These associations did not differ by sex.

Source: Journal of Public Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Moon, J. R., Glymour, M. M., Vable, A. M., Liu, S. Y., Subramanian, S. V. Tags: Life course [amp ] epidemiology Source Type: research