Church attendance mediates the association between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning among older Mexican Americans.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

• Publication date

  2008-05-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/GERONA/63.5.480PMID 18511751PMCID PMC2851403
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