Knowledge of depression among Korean American older adults

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 655-665

  Jang, Yuri ^a   Gum, Amber M ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; depressive symptoms; knowledge of depression; Korean American older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION;

EID: 80052996115     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464810374468     Document Type: Article

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