Poverty, Chronic Stress, Ethnicity and Psychological Distress Among Elderly Hispanics

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 3-19

  Tran, Thanh V ^a   Dhooper, Surjit S ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84937259777     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083V27N04_02     Document Type: Article

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