Prevalence and correlates of depression in an aging cohort: The Alameda County Study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Roberts, Robert E ^a   Kaplan, George A ^a   Shema, Sarah J ^a   Strawbridge, William J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030827840     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.5.S252     Document Type: Article

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