Migration and depressive symptoms in migrant-sending areas: Findings from the survey of internal migration and health in China

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 691-698

  Lu, Yao ^a   Hu, Peifeng ^b   Treiman, Donald J ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Depression; Internal migration; Mental health; Migration; Sending areas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864044633     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0314-0     Document Type: Article

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