Relationship of Perceived Culture Shock, Length of Stay in the U.S., Depression, and Self-Esteem in Elderly Russian-Speaking Immigrants

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-49

  Tsytsarev, Sergei ^a   Krichmar, Lana ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Culture shock; Depression; Elderly; Immigrants; Russian

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042689381     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009458513910     Document Type: Article

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