Depressive symptoms among African American and White older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Jang, Yuri ^a,b   Borenstein, Amy R ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a   Mortimer, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 27644484535     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.6.P313     Document Type: Article

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