Physical health vulnerability in adult children from divorced and intact families

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-228

  Luecken, Linda J ^a   Fabricius, William V ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Divorce; Health; Hostility; Parental caring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIVORCE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOMATIC DELUSION; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD PARENT RELATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0642305644     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00552-4     Document Type: Article

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