Social networks and depressive symptoms among elderly women and men in Havana, Cuba

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-201

  Sicotte, Maryline ^a   Alvarado, Beatriz Eugenia ^a   León, Esther Maria ^b   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Centro de Estudios de Poblacion Y Desarrollo   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Aged; Cuba; Depression; Gender; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; CUBA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 41849145166     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701616358     Document Type: Article

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