Correlates of sense of control among older Korean-American immigrants: Financial status, physical health constraints, and environmental challenges

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-186

  Jang, Yuri ^a,b   Kim, Giyeon ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HABITUAL ADAPTATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL CONTROL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; AGING; ASIAN AMERICAN; ENVIRONMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN AMERICANS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34547095285     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9QMQ-TG4A-1LDC-CNRR     Document Type: Article

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