Coping resources and self-reported depressive symptoms among frail older ethnic women

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 19-37

  Mui, Ada C ^a   Burnette, Denise ^a  

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

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EID: 0030515114     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v21n03_02     Document Type: Article

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