Stress and depression among the oldest-old: A longitudinal analysis

Research on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-687

  Jeon, Hae Sook ^a   Dunkle, Ruth E ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily hassles; Depression; Life events; Longitudinal study; Mastery; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350126133     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027509343541     Document Type: Article

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