Sources of stressor-specific negative transactions and depressive symptoms among white and african american older women

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 98-111

  Swindle, Ralph W ^a,b,c   Heller, Kenneth ^c   Alexander, Douglas B ^c   Allen, Sean M ^c   Wyman, Mary F ^c  

^a RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842752177     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532480XADS0502_5     Document Type: Article

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