Physical limitations and depressive symptoms: Exploring the nature of the association

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Gayman, Mathew D ^a   Turner, R Jay ^b   Cui, Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Pain; Physical limitations; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STRESS; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 49449116987     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.4.S219     Document Type: Article

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