Risk factors for depression in older adults in Beijing

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 466-473

  Li, Ning ^a   Pang, Lihua ^a   Chen, Gong ^a   Song, Xinming ^b   Zhang, Jun ^c   Zheng, Xiaoying ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Disabled Persons' Federation   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

China; Geriatric depression; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FILIAL PIETY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGENY; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 80051996876     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600804     Document Type: Article

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