The transition to widowhood and the social regulation of health: Consequences for health and health risk behavior

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Williams, Kristi ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING; WIDOW;

EID: 9644254070     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.6.S343     Document Type: Article

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