Family influence on physical health during the middle years: The case of onset of hypertension

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 527-539

  Wickrama, K A S ^a   Lorenz, Frederick O ^c   Wallace, Lora Ebert ^c   Peiris, Laknath ^c   Conger, Rand D ^c   Elder Jr , Glen H ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Family; Middle years; Physical health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343706     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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