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Payback time? Influence of having children on mortality in old age

BACKGROUND: It is known that parents have lower mortality than childless individuals. Support from adult children to ageing parents may be of importance for parental health and longevity. The aim of this study was to estimate the association between having a child and the risk of death, and to exami...

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Autores principales: Modig, K, Talbäck, M, Torssander, J, Ahlbom, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5484032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28292784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2016-207857