Depression among Elderly Chinese Immigrants: An Exploratory Study

Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 633-645

  Mui, Ada C ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Chinese; Depression; Immigrants; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030292418     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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