Dynamics of family economic hardship and the progression of health problems of husbands and wives during the middle years: A perspective from rural mid-west

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1132-1157

  Wickrama, K A S ^a   Hwa Kwag, Kyung ^a   Lorenz, Federick O ^a   Conger, Rand D ^b   Surjadi, Florensia F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic hardship; Health; Midlife

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649278515     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310377353     Document Type: Article

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