The interplay between life stressors and depressive symptoms among older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a   Schutte, Kathleen K ^a   Brennan, Penny L ^a   Moos, Bernice S ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 21244436803     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.4.p199     Document Type: Article

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