Determinants of depressive symptoms among elderly chinese living alone

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 15-27

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Iris, Chi ^a   Kam Weng, Boey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depression; Living alone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033383232     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v20n04_03     Document Type: Article

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