Marital status and mortality among Japanese men and women: the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Yoshimura Takesumi (Author), Mizoue Tetsuya (Author), Fujino Yoshihisa (Author), Toyoshima Hideaki (Author), Iso Hiroyasu (Author), Ikeda Ai (Author), Inaba Yutaka (Author), Tamakoshi Akiko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several studies have indicated a significant association between marital status and mortality risks. However, most of these studies have compared married and unmarried people without differentiating among single, divorced and widowed...