Self-care strategy of elderly Korean immigrants in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-254

  Pang, Keum Young Chung ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ch'enyom ('giving up'); Depression; Korean immigrants; Mental health; Self care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012828294     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00122703     Document Type: Article

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