Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in older immigrants (from Taiwan and Mainland China) in Canada

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 108-109

  Su, Tung Ping ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NOTE; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CHINA; DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 16844381579     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70230-8     Document Type: Editorial

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