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Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts

2000; Oxford University Press; Volume: 55; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/geronb/55.2.s108

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Luis M. Falcón, Katherine L. Tucker,

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Background. Few studies have addressed depression among Puerto Rican and Dominican elders. This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptomatology and associated situational factors, among a representative sample of Hispanic elders in the state of Massachusetts and a neighborhood comparison group of non-Hispanic whites (NHWs).