Death following partner bereavement: A self-controlled case series analysis

Background There is mixed evidence that older people bereaved of a spouse or partner are at risk of adverse outcomes. The main difficulty is to take account of other explanatory factors. We tested for an association between a patient’s death and the timing of any bereavement of a cohabitee. Method Self-controlled case series study in which each case serves as his or her own control and which thereby accounts for all fixed measurable and...