Stress and negative relationship quality among older couples: Implications for blood pressure

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 775-785

  Birditt, Kira S ^a   Newton, Nicky J ^a   Cranford, James A ^a   Ryan, Lindsay H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Couples; Marriage; Middle age; Older adults; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPLICATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84983637877     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv023     Document Type: Article

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