Stress and depressive symptoms among Mexican American elders

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages P559-P568

  Chiriboga, David A ^a   Black, Sandra A ^b   Aranda, Maria ^c   Markides, Kyriakos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; READING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WRITING;

EID: 0036841529     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/57.6.P559     Document Type: Article

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