Neighborhood characteristics and depressive symptoms in an older population

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 713-722

  Ivey, Susan L ^a   Kealey, Melissa ^a   Kurtovich, Elaine ^a   Hunter, Rebecca H ^b   Prohaska, Thomas R ^c   Bayles, Constance M ^d   Satariano, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

built environment; depression; neighborhood; older adults; social capital

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929047016     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.962006     Document Type: Article

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