The prevalence of depressive symptoms among the older in China: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 900-906

  Zhang, Ling ^a   Xu, Yong ^a   Nie, Hongwei ^a   Zhang, Yaodong ^a   Wu, Yan ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; meta analysis; older people; prevalence

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84864664761     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2821     Document Type: Review

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