Distress and Perceived Health: Mechanisms of Health Decline

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 298-311

  Farmer, Melissa M ^a   Ferraro, Kenneth F ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031227062     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2955372     Document Type: Article

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