Mental health and related influencing factors among rural elderly in 14 poverty state counties of Chongqing, Southwest China: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background China has the largest elderly population in the world; little attention has been paid to the mental health of elderly in areas of extreme poverty. This is the first study to investigate the mental health of the rural elderly in poverty state counties in Chongqing and was part of...

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Main Authors: Yin Yang, Hui Deng, Qingqing Yang, Xianbin Ding, Deqiang Mao, Xiaosong Ma, Bangzhong Xiao, Zhaohui Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-020-00887-0