Health and living arrangements of older Americans: Does marriage matter?

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-335

  Liang, Jersey ^a   Brown, Joseph Winchester ^b   Krause, Neal M ^a   Ofstedal, Mary Beth ^a   Bennett, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Futures Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Living arrangements; Mental health; Physical health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18544367651     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305276300     Document Type: Article

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