Neighborhood characteristics and change in depressive symptoms among older residents of New York City.

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Published in Am J Public Health on November 13, 2008

Authors

John R Beard1, Magda Cerdá, Shannon Blaney, Jennifer Ahern, David Vlahov, Sandro Galea

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029-5202, USA. jbeard@nyam.org

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