Invited commentary: Toward a more comprehensive social epidemiology of marital trajectories and mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 556-558

  Krueger, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Life course; Marital status; Mortality; Social epidemiology

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NOTE; RISK; UNITED STATES; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY;

EID: 70249092929     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp193     Document Type: Note

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