Depressive symptoms in middle-aged men: Results from a household survey in Hong Kong

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 215-220

  Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan ^a   Chan, Dicken ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aging; Depressive symptoms; Hong Kong; Men's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 33646509392     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.027     Document Type: Article

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