Beyond marital status: Partner history and well-being in old age

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 687-699

  Peters, Arnold ^a   Liefbroer, Aart C ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Life course; Loneliness; Marital status; Partner relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040569592     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353954     Document Type: Review

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