Neighborhood-specific and general social support: Which buffers the effect of neighborhood disorder on depression?

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 725-736

  Kim, Joongbaeck ^a   Ross, Catherine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 77649289106     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20327     Document Type: Article

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