Community study of depression in old age in Taiwan. Prevalence, life events and socio-demographic correlates

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 178, Issue JAN., 2001, Pages 29-35

  Chong, M Y ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Tsang, H Y ^a   Yeh, T L ^a   Chen, C S ^a   Lee, Y H ^a   Tang, T C ^a   Lo, H Y ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035182025     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.178.1.29     Document Type: Article

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