Depressive symptoms and culture in Chinese patients

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-

  Wang, Jikun ^a   Zhao, Xudong ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LETTER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPING; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84875511721     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764011431797     Document Type: Letter

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