Gender, marital status and the social control of health behavior

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1992, Pages 907-917

  Umberson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; health behavior; marital status; social integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODEL; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026569045     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90259-S     Document Type: Article

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