Correlates of Depression among Chinese Immigrant Elders in Arizona: The Role of Acculturative Stress and Social Support

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-350

  Kang, Suk Young ^a   Boyas, Javier ^b   Salehin, Mashooq ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrant elders; culture; depression; ethnic enclaves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859572328     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2012.655609     Document Type: Article

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