Effects of multimorbidity patterns and socioeconomic status on catastrophic health expenditure of widowed older adults in China

BackgroundThe high multimorbidity and lower socioeconomic status (SES) of older adults, can lead to catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) for older adults’ households. However, whether widowed older adults will bear such a financial burden has yet to be explored. The aim of this study was to inves...

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Main Authors: Zhen Wang, Zhi Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1188248/full