Marital quality and cognitive limitations in late life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 165-176

  Xu, Minle ^a   Thomas, Patricia A ^b   Umberson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive limitations; Gender; Marital quality; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960377099     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv014     Document Type: Article

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