Well-being in older Mexican American spouses

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 258-265

  Peek, M Kristen ^a   Stimpson, Jim P ^b   Townsend, Aloen L ^c   Markides, Kyriakos S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Marriage; Mental health; Mexican American

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 33645709279     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.2.258     Document Type: Article

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