Japanese American elders and the Geriatric Depression Scale

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 91-104

  Mui, Ada C ^a   Shibusawa, Tazuko ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural application; Depression; Geriatric Depression Scale; Japanese American

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING;

EID: 0038000568     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v26n03_08     Document Type: Article

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