FAMILY EFFECTS ON HEALTH
FAMILY EFFECTS ON HEALTH
Cowley, Geoffrey (2005) Family matters, NEWSWEEK, 4/25, 39-onwards.
Family can have an effect on the individual.
THE DEATH OF A SPOUSE DOUBLES THAT THE OTHER WILL DIE WITHIN 7 TO 12 MONTHS.
WHEN ONE PERSON HAS HYPERTENSION, DEPRESSION, ASTHMA OR PEPTIC ULCER, THIS CREATES A 70% CHANCE THAT THE OTHER WILL HAVE THE SAME THING.
A WOMAN’S RISK IS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 4 TIMES AN EARLY DEATH WITHIN 3 YEARS OF FOLLOWING A LOSS OF A CHILD.
