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Mortality rates for widowed people are known to be higher than those for married people. The excess risk is greater for men than women (Bowling and Benjamin, 1985).
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Bowling, A. (1988). Risk Factors Associated with Mortality among the Elderly Bereaved. In: Gilmore, A., Gilmore, S. (eds) A Safer Death. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8359-2_11
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