Shared health behaviors among older Mexican American spouses

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 495-502

  Stimpson, Jim P ^a   Masel, Meredith C ^b   Rudkin, Laura ^b   Peek, M Kristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Health behavior; Marriage; Mexican Americans; Spouses

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748502112     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.5.6     Document Type: Article

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