Social functioning, polypharmacy and depression in older Chinese primary care patients

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-741

  Liu, Ben Chi Pun ^a   Leung, Dion Sik Yee ^b   Chi, Iris ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese older adults; MDS HC; Medications; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 80054834850     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.562174     Document Type: Article

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