Aging and Ethnicity: Issues for Clinical Practice

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-409

  Haley, William E ^a   Han, Beth ^a   Henderson, J Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dementia; Depression; Ethnicity; Family caregiving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000459472     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026266422665     Document Type: Article

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