Financial strain, social relations, and psychological distress among older people: A cross-cultural analysis

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Ferraro, Kenneth F ^a   Su, Ya Ping ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032961613     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.1.S3     Document Type: Article

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