Dissecting the influence of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on mental health in young adulthood

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 649-671

  Mossakowski, Krysia N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Poverty duration; Race and ethnicity; Wealth; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 53449102651     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027508322693     Document Type: Article

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