Depressive symptoms across older spouses: Longitudinal influences

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 683-697

  Tower, Roni Beth ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 0030498459     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.11.4.683     Document Type: Article

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