Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 227-234 , November 2004

Demographic characteristics, menopausal status, and depression in midlife immigrant women

  • Arlene Michaels Miller, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Arlene Michaels Miller, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, 845 South Damen Room 1016, Chicago, IL 60612.
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  • Olga Sorokin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • JoEllen Wilbur, PhD, RN (FAAN)

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Peggy J. Chandler, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Received 23 March 2004 ,Revised 30 June 2004 ,Accepted 18 August 2004.

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PII: S1049-3867(04)00077-5

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.08.004

Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 227-234 , November 2004

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