The september 11th attacks and depressive symptomatology among older adults with vision loss in new york city

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 55-71

  Brennan, Mark ^a   Horowitz, Amy ^a   Reinhardt, Joann P ^a  

^a Lighthouse International   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Older adults; Resilience; September 11th; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248611101     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v40n04_05     Document Type: Article

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