The health capital of families: An investigation of the inter-spousal correlation in health status

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1157-1172

  Wilson, Sven E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics of the family; Health production; Marriage markets; Shared risks; USA

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMPIRICISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036787017     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00253-2     Document Type: Article

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