The prevalence of major depression in black and white adults in five United States communities

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 725-735

  Somervell, Philip D ^a,e   Leaf, Philip J ^b,e   Weissman, Myrna M ^c,e   Blazer, Dan G ^d,e   Bruce, Martha Livingston ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Depressive disorde; Ethnic groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLACKS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES; WHITES;

EID: 0024464609     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115394     Document Type: Article

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