Depression among elderly Chinese-Canadian immigrants from Mainland China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 677-683

  Lai, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly Chinese; Elderly immigrants; Geriatric Depression Scale; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; CANADA; CHINA; DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 2942625897     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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