African Americans, Mental Health, and Aging

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-17

  Vinson, Latrice D ^a   Crowther, Martha R ^a   Austin, Audrey D ^a   Guin, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; assessment; dementia; depression; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889649910     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2013.847515     Document Type: Article

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