Depression and Diabetes: Sociodemographic and Cultural Aspects and Public Health Implications

Depression and Diabetes

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 143-171

  Chan, Juliana ^a,b   Nan, Hairong ^b   Ting, Rose ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Depression and Diabetes in Late Life; Depression and Diabetes: Sociodemographic and Cultural Aspects and Public Health Implications; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA); Impact of Ethnicity Related Culture; International Diabetes Federation (IDF); Intervention Strategies and Research Directions for Transcultural Health Needs; Measures to Reduce Health Disparities Among People from Different Cultural Backgrounds; Migration, Diabetes and Depression; Socioeconomic Status, Depression and Diabetes; Women, Depression and Diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886193534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470667309.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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