A co-twin-control study of response to widowhood

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   Gatz, Margaret ^b   Pedersen, Nancy L ^a,b,c   Berg, Stig ^d   McClearn, Gerald E ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; TWINS; WIDOW;

EID: 0029830094     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/51b.5.p279     Document Type: Article

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