Anxiety among community-dwelling U.S. Chinese older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages S61-S67

  Dong, Xinqi ^a   Chen, Ruijia ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Anxiety symptoms; Chinese; Older adults; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84922392562     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu178     Document Type: Article

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