The association between filial piety and suicidal ideation: Findings from a community-dwelling Chinese aging population

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages S90-S97

  Simon, Melissa A ^a   Chen, Ruijia ^b   Chang, E Shien ^b   Dong, Xinqi ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese aging; Filial piety; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84922392360     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu142     Document Type: Article

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