Mortality After the Hospitalization of a Spouse
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From the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, and the Palliative Care Service, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital — both in Boston (N.A.C.); the Department of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (N.A.C.); and the Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.D.A.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Christakis at the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at [email protected]. harvard.edu.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006