Acculturation stress and depression among Asian immigrant elders

Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-255

  Mui, Ada C ^a   Kang, Suk Young ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation stress; Asian American elders; Asian immigrant elders; Depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749054452     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/51.3.243     Document Type: Article

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