Association between the frequency of food consumption and the risk of depression in elderly Taiwanese

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-134

  Yu, Rei Fong ^a   Tsai, Alan C ^a,b  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Camellia tea; Depression; Food consumption frequency; Fruits; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960511134     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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