Associations among social support, income, and symptoms of depression in an educated sample: The UNC Alumni Heart Study

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-250

  Brummett, Beverly H ^a   Barefoot, John C ^a   Vitaliano, Peter P ^b   Siegler, Ilene C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Depression; Distress; Income; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0041859618     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327558IJBM1003_04     Document Type: Article

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