The role of partnership status on late-life physical function

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 413-425

  Clouston, Sean A P ^a   Lawlor, Andrea ^b   Verdery, Ashton M ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; European health; family; multilevel models; physical function; social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DIVORCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIVORCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84910625509     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980814000282     Document Type: Article

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