Does public and private religiosity have a moderating effect on depression? A bi-racial study of elders in the American south

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-72

  Husaini, Baqar A ^a   Blasi, Anthony J ^a   Miller, Oscar ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032900208     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/F5MT-RTYH-7XR1-TFQU     Document Type: Article

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