Racial differences in arthritis-related stress, chronic life stress, and depressive symptoms among women with arthritis: A contextual perspective

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  McIlvane, Jessica M ^a   Baker, Tamara A ^a   Mingo, Chivon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis related stress; Chronic life stress; Depressive symptoms; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING;

EID: 52949124811     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.5.S320     Document Type: Article

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