Childlessness and the psychological well-being of older persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages S311-S320

  Zhang, Z ^a   Hayward, M D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTHOOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WELLBEING; WIDOW;

EID: 0034851999     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/56.5.S311     Document Type: Article

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