Lifetime marital history and mortality after age 50

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1198-1212

  Henretta, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Living arrangements; Mortality; Social factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649284590     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310374354     Document Type: Article

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