Association between obesity and depression: Evidence from a longitudinal sample of the elderly in Taiwan

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Chang, Hung Hao ^a   Yen, Steven T ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; elderly; longitudinal data; obesity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; THINNESS;

EID: 84855950955     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.605053     Document Type: Article

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