Determinants of psychological distress over time among older Korean immigrants and Non-Hispanic White elders: Evidence from a two-wave panel study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 210-222

  Min, Jong Won ^a   Moon, A ^b   Lubben, J E ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN AMERICANS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 20344390296     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500090011     Document Type: Article

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