Depressive symptoms among poor older adults in Mexico: Prevalence and associated factors

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-77

  Bojorquez Chapela, Letza ^a   Villalobos Daniel, Victor E ^a   Manrique Espinoza, Betty S ^a   Tellez Rojo, Martha M ^a   Salinas Rodríguez, Aarón ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b ColŚanta María Ahuacatitlan ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING POPULATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349283743     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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