Combined effect of vision and hearing impairment on depression in elderly Chinese

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 825-832

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Chi, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depression; Sensory impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING DISORDER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISUAL DISORDER; WELLBEING;

EID: 4544351579     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1174     Document Type: Article

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