The sex difference in depression across 29 countries

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1483-1507

  Hopcroft, Rosemary L ^a   Bradley, Dana Burr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447526832     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2007.0071     Document Type: Article

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