Project-induced migration and depression: A panel analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1765-1772

  Hwang, Sean Shong ^a   Cao, Yue ^a   Xi, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Depression; Mental health; Migrants; Project induced Migration; Three Gorges project

Indexed keywords

FORCED MIGRATION; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; PANEL DATA; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PANEL STUDY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CHINA; COERCION; DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RIVERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

CHINA; THREE GORGES;

EID: 77952542128     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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