The impact of marital conflict on health and health care utilization in older couples

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-17

  Sandberg, Jonathan G ^a   Miller, Richard B ^a   Harper, James M ^a   Robila, Mihaela ^b   Davey, Adam ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; Marital quality

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149345702     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308097938     Document Type: Article

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