Health concordance within couples: A systematic review

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2297-2310

  Meyler, Deanna ^a   Stimpson, Jim P ^b   Peek, M Kristen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Health behavior; Health concordance; Marriage; Mental health; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247587647     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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