Relationship status, health, and health behavior: An examination of cohabiters and commuters

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-245

  Fuller, Theodore D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Commuter marriage; Health; Health status; Marital status; Relationship status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953394925     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.221     Document Type: Article

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