The prevalence and impact of major depressive disorder among Chinese, Malays and Indians in an Asian multi-racial population

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 128-136

  Chong, Siow Ann ^a   Vaingankar, Janhavi ^a   Abdin, Edimansyah ^a   Subramaniam, Mythily ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CIDI; Culture; Disability; Epidemiology; Major Depressive Disorder; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84858278258     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.038     Document Type: Article

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