Neighbourhood composition and depressive symptoms among older Mexican Americans

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 987-992

  Ostir, G V ^a,b   Eschbach, K ^a,c   Markides, K S ^a,b   Goodwin, J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNICITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346846710     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.12.987     Document Type: Article

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