Depressive symptoms and SES among the mid-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study national baseline

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-232

  Lei, Xiaoyan ^a   Sun, Xiaoting ^b   Strauss, John ^c   Zhang, Peng ^d   Zhao, Yaohui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China depressive symptoms SES correlations; Chinese mid aged and elderly

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS;

CHINA;

AGED; CHINA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84907501738     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.028     Document Type: Article

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