A dyadic approach to health, cognition, and quality of life in aging adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 449-461

  Bourassa, Kyle J ^a   Memel, Molly ^a   Woolverton, Cindy ^a   Sbarra, David A ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Health; Marriage; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; EUROPE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; TIME FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; COGNITION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84930753662     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000025     Document Type: Article

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