Socio-demographic characteristics and co-occurrence of depressive symptoms with chronic diseases among older adults in China: the China longitudinal ageing social survey

Abstract Background The aim of the current study is to assess the cross-sectional association of chronic non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, and cerebrovascular) with depressive symptoms among older adults in China. Methods Data was obtained from the China Longitud...

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Main Authors: Zhenjie Wang, Hanmo Yang, Zhanyuan Guo, Bei Liu, Shen Geng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2305-2