Prevalence of depression among the elderly Chinese in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-66

  Lai, Daniel W L ^a  

^a OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0034027699     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404257     Document Type: Article

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