Gender differences in depressive symptoms among older korean American immigrants

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-109

  Jang, Yuri ^a   Kim, Giyeon ^b   Chiriboga, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; gender differences; older Korean American immigrants

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; GENDER DISPARITY; IMMIGRANT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651242495     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350902987003     Document Type: Article

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