Tea consumption and the risk of depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 334-345

  Dong, Xiaoxin ^a   Yang, Chen ^a   Cao, Shiyi ^a   Gan, Yong ^a   Sun, Huilian ^a   Gong, Yanhong ^a   Yang, Huajie ^a   Yin, Xiaoxu ^a   Lu, Zuxun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

depression; depressive symptom; meta analysis; tea consumption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CNKI DATABASE; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBASE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEA; TEA CONSUMPTION; CHINA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR;

TEA;

CHINA; DEPRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TEA;

EID: 84925584689     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867414567759     Document Type: Article

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