Marital Quality, Socioeconomic Status, and Physical Health

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 903-919

  Choi, Heejeong ^a   Marks, Nadine F ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

health; marital quality; marriage; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879816780     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12044     Document Type: Article

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