Social contacts and depression in middle and advanced adulthood: Findings from a US national survey, 2005-2008

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 627-635

  McKenzie, Lindsey E ^a   Polur, Ram N ^a   Wesley, Cholrelia ^a   Allen, Jessica D ^a   McKeown, Robert E ^b   Zhang, Jian ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; gender; marriage; religion; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RISK; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES;

DEPRESSION; GENDER; MARRIAGE; RELIGION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886389602     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764012463302     Document Type: Article

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