Marriage Trajectories and Health Risk Behaviors Throughout Adulthood Among Urban African Americans

Kerry M. Green; Elaine E. Doherty; Kate E. Fothergill; Margaret E. Ensminger

doi:10.1177/0192513X11432429

Marriage Trajectories and Health Risk Behaviors Throughout Adulthood Among Urban African Americans

Kerry M. Green
, Elaine E. Doherty
, Kate E. Fothergill
, Margaret E. Ensminger

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Family Issues
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X11432429
State	Published - Jan 12 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Developmental Psychology
Psychology

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