Measurement suitability of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale among older urban black men

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-189

  Love, Ashley S ^a,c   Love, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES D); Depression; Depression scale; Factor analyses; Measurement suitability; Older black men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOMATIZATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34047117807     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0502.173     Document Type: Article

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