Marital status and self-rated health in rural inhabitants in Japan: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-54

  Kawada, Tomoyuki ^a   Suzuki, Shosuke ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gender difference; Marital status; Questionnaire; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651288724     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2011.534395     Document Type: Article

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