Change in marital dissatisfaction, health, and depression in older married couples

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-77

  Miller, Baila ^a,b   Townsend, Aloen L ^a   Ishler, Karen J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL DISSATISFACTION; MARRIAGE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SOMATIC SYMPTOM; SPOUSE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 4444239234     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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