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Marital status and work-related health limitation: a longitudinal study of young adult and middle-aged Americans

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  • Celia Lo
  • Tyrone Cheng
  • Gaynell Simpson

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Results are consistent overall with the marital resources perspective. The use of three different approaches to evaluate the relationship of marital status to work-related health limitation may explain the gender-specific results. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2016

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  • Celia Lo & Tyrone Cheng & Gaynell Simpson, 2016. "Marital status and work-related health limitation: a longitudinal study of young adult and middle-aged Americans," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(1), pages 91-100, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:61:y:2016:i:1:p:91-100
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0695-6
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