Depression among elderly Korean immigrants: Exploring socio-cultural factors

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-26

  Lee, Hee Y ^a   Moon, Ailee ^a   Knight, Bob G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural factors; Depression; Elderly Korean immigrants; Perceived health status

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603411     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J051v13n04_01     Document Type: Article

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