Types of marital closeness and mortality risk in older couples

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 644-659

  Tower, Roni Beth ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^a   Darefsky, Amy S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidant; Emotional support; Gender differences; Marital closeness; Mortality; Older couples

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036073914     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200207000-00015     Document Type: Article

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