Sociodemographic characteristics of the neighborhood and depressive symptoms in older adults: Using multilevel modeling in geriatric psychiatry

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 498-506

  Hybels, Celia F ^a,b   Blazer, Dan G ^a,b   Pieper, Carl F ^a,b   Burchett, Bruce M ^a,b   Hays, Judith C ^b,c   Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^a,b,d   Kubzansky, Laura D ^e   Berkman, Lisa F ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Multilevel models; Neighborhood characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT MOBILITY; SAMPLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33744914308     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000194649.49784.29     Document Type: Article

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