Marital quality, depressive symptoms, and the metabolic syndrome: a couples structural model

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 497-506

  Henry, Nancy J M ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^a,b   Butner, Jonathan ^a,b   Berg, Cynthia A ^a,b   Sewell, Kelsey K ^a,b   Uchino, Bert N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Marital quality; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84939995222     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9619-4     Document Type: Article

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