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Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study

BACKGROUND: Living alone has been associated with increased mortality risk, but it is unclear whether this is a result of a selection effect or the impact of stressful life changes such as widowhood or divorce leading to changes in living arrangements. We therefore examined the association between l...

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Autores principales: Abell, Jessica G, Steptoe, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8675439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34304269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab155