Lifetime urban/rural residence, social support and late-life depression in Korea

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 843-851

  Kim, Jae Min ^a   Stewart, Robert ^b   Shin, Il Seon ^c   Yoon, Jin Sang ^c   Lee, Hyung Yung ^c  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Korea; Social support; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 4544352756     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1175     Document Type: Article

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