Community participation and the emergence of late-life depressive symptoms: Differences between women and men

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1463-1470

  Ahern, Melissa M ^a   Hendryx, Michael ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIDOW;

AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 56249143456     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0752     Document Type: Article

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