Prevalence of depression among Asian-Americans

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 172, Issue 8, 1984, Pages 449-457

  Kuo, Wen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0021227445     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-198408000-00002     Document Type: Article

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