Childbearing history and self-reported well-being in later life: Contrasting older African American and White women

Research on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 599-621

  Sudha, S ^a   Mutran, Elizabeth J ^b   Williams, Ishan C ^b   Suchindran, Chirayath ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbearing history; Depressive symptoms; Ethnicity; Older women; Race; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RACE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 33746415183     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027506289724     Document Type: Article

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