Mental Health and Aging: Are there Gender Differences?

Gerontologist

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 703-711

  Feinson, Marjorie Chary ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender differences; Mental health; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023514368     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/27.6.703     Document Type: Article

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