Depression and Religiosity in African American and White Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 175-189

  Roff, Lucinda Lee ^a   Klemmack, David L ^a   Parker, Michael ^a   Koenig, Harold G ^b   Crowther, Martha ^a   Baker, Patricia S ^c   Allman, Richard M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depression; Diversity; Elderly; Gender; Health; Older adults; Race; Religiosity; Social support; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248609892     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v10n01_04     Document Type: Article

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