Does marital status and marital status change predict physical health in older adults?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1313-1320

  Bennett, Kate M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN; TIME; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 33746928794     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170600818X     Document Type: Article

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