Impact of Self-Assessed Hearing Loss on a Spouse: A Longitudinal Analysis of Couples

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Wallhagen, Margaret I ^a   Strawbridge, William J ^a   Shema, Sarah J ^a   Kaplan, George A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SPOUSE;

EID: 2342586683     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.3.S190     Document Type: Article

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