Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: The role of personality and health risk behaviors

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 338-347

  Siegler, Ilene C ^a,c   Brummett, Beverly H ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Helms, Michael J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Behavioral Medicine Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Marital history; Midlife mortality; UNC Alumni Heart Study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84877873231     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9457-3     Document Type: Article

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