The associations of gender, depression and elder mistreatment in a community-dwelling Chinese population: The modifying effect of social support

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-208

  Dong, XinQi ^a   Beck, Todd ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northwestern Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese population; Depression; Elder mistreatment; Gender; Social support

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT INDEX; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHINA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 74449089825     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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