Urban neighborhood context and change in depressive symptoms in late life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-251

  Wight, Richard G ^a,c   Cummings, Janet R ^a   Karlamangla, Arun S ^b   Aneshensel, Carol S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Depresssive symptoms; Longitudinal; Urban neighborhood context

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA; AGING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERSONALITY TEST; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POVERTY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 64149114829     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn016     Document Type: Article

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