Implications of marital/partner relationship quality and perceived stress for blood pressure among older adults.

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Published in J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci on December 28, 2012

Authors

Kira S Birditt1, Nicky Newton, Susannah Hope

Author Affiliations

1: Correspondence should be addressed to Kira S. Birditt, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48104 MI. E-mail: kirasb@umich.edu.

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