Transition to caregiving, marital disagreement, and psychological well-being: A prospective U.S. national study

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1701-1722

  Choi, Heejeong ^a   Marks, Nadine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Marital quality; Parent care; Psychological well being; Spouse care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750488467     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06291523     Document Type: Review

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