Short-term functional health and well-being after marital separation: Does initiator status make a difference?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1308-1318

  Hewitt, Belinda ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

divorce; family health; longitudinal studies; marital status; marriage; mental health

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PANEL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; ROLE THEORY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79957822745     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr007     Document Type: Article

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