Factors related to depressive symptoms in an elderly Chinese American sample

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 57-70

  Lam, Robert E ^a,c   Pacala, James T ^b   Smith, Stanley L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030949995     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v17n04_06     Document Type: Article

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