Marital status, widowhood duration, gender and health outcomes: a cross-sectional study among older adults in India

• Main Authors: Jessica M. Perkins (Author), Hwa-young Lee (Author), K. S. James (Author), Juhwan Oh (Author), Aditi Krishna (Author), Jongho Heo (Author), Jong-koo Lee (Author), S. V. Subramanian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous research has demonstrated health benefits of marriage and the potential for worse outcomes during widowhood in some populations. However, few studies have assessed the relevance of widowhood and widowhood duration to a variety of health-related outcomes and chronic disea...