Social capital and depression: Evidence from urban elderly in China

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 418-429

  Cao, Weiming ^a   Li, Lu ^a   Zhou, Xudong ^a   Zhou, Chi ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; depression; elderly; social capital; social network; social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85027944153     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.948805     Document Type: Article

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