Depressive symptoms and change in abdominal obesity in the elderly: Positive or negative association?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 730-742

  Wong, Samuel Y S ^a   Leung, Jason C ^b   Leung, Ping C ^b   Woo, Jean ^c  

^a Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care   (Hong Kong)

^b Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

body mass index; depression; elderly

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80051552250     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181ff63be     Document Type: Article

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