Predicting the influence of social resources on African American wife and daughter caregivers' depressive symptoms

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-333

  Rozario, Philip A ^a   Chadiha, Letha A ^b   Proctor, Enola K ^c   Morrow Howell, Nancy ^c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caregiving context; Depressive symptoms; Social resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549178341     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07306983     Document Type: Article

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