Impact of husbands' involuntary job loss on wives' mental health, among older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Siegel, Michele ^a,b   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a   Gallo, William T ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037240664     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/58.1.S30     Document Type: Article

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