Moderating effect of apolipoprotein genotype on loneliness leading to depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-322

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

APOE genotype; Depressive symptoms; Loneliness

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRESS; TAIWAN; WELLBEING;

EID: 77949498163     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181c37b2a     Document Type: Article

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