"Widowhood" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The state of having lost a marital partner by death.
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D017805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.315.500.862 I01.240.361.500.862 I01.880.853.150.423.500.862 N01.224.361.500.862 N01.824.308.500.862
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Widowhood" by people in Profiles.
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Survival advantage of marriage in uterine cancer patients contrasts poor outcome for widows: a Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results study. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Feb; 136(2):328-35.