Marital history, health and mortality among older men and women in England and Wales

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Health benefits of marriage have long been recognised and extensively studied but previous research has yielded inconsistent results for older people, particularly older women. At older ages accumulated benefits or disadvantages of p...

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Main Authors: Tomassini Cecilia, Grundy Emily MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/554