A meta-analysis of epidemiological studies in depression of older people in The People's Republic of China

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 821-830

  Chen, R ^a,b   Copeland, J R M ^a   Wei, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depression; Depressive mood; Elderly; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032726945     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199910)14:10<821::AID-GPS21>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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