Social support and depression among low income elderly

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 51-63

  Bothell, William Lee ^a   Fischer, Joel ^a   Hayashida, Cullen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristics of low income residents; Depression; Functional disability; Low income senior housing; Social supports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937179869     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v13n01_05     Document Type: Article

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