The Impact of Social Resources on Depressive Symptoms in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults: Variations by Groups With Differing Health Risks

Research on Aging

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 322-342

  Park, Nan Sook ^a   Jang, Yuri ^b   Lee, Beom S ^a   Ko, Jung Eun ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; health risks; older adults; social resources

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84892842947     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027513486991     Document Type: Article

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