Conceptualizing anxiety and depression: The Japanese American older adult perspective

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-93

  Iwamasa, Gayle Y ^a   Hilliard, Kristen M ^a   Osato, Sheryl S ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 11301 Wilshire Blvd Los A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031956997     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v19n01_07     Document Type: Article

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