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The health impact of health care on families

A Matched Cohort Study of Hospice Use by Decedents and Mortality Outcomes in Surviving, Widowed Spouses

Bibliographic Data

ID4901409
AuthorsNicholas A Christakis (0000-0001-5547-1086, Harvard University), Theodore J Iwashyna (0000-0002-4226-9310, University of Pennsylvania)
Year2003
Volume57
Issue3
Pages465-475
Publication date2003-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00370-2
PMID12791489
OpenAlexW2125953588
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited60

Cohort · Cohort study · End-of-life care · Family medicine · Health care · Hospice care · Odds ratio · Palliative care · Place of death · Population · Retrospective cohort study · Spouse · Wife · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Surgery

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Unique citing works41
Citations per year1,86
Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39

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