Chronic illness and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-171

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Chi, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVER DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CHINA; DISABLED PERSON; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0036015184     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2K2L-CMBE-0E4A-RCXG     Document Type: Article

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