What are the costs of marital conflict and dissolution to children's physical health?

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-57

  Troxel, Wendy M ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's health; Divorce; Marital conflict

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFESPAN; MARRIAGE; MODEL; PROGENY; REVIEW; STRESS; CONFLICT; DIVORCE; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIVORCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MARRIAGE;

EID: 2442684603     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CCFP.0000020191.73542.b0     Document Type: Review

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