A longitudinal study of health selection in marital transitions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-435

  Joung, Inez M A ^a   Van De Mheen, H Dike ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a   Van Poppel, Frans W A ^b   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health selection; Health status; Marital status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIVORCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; SINGLE PERSON; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0032007548     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00186-X     Document Type: Article

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