Burden and correlates of geriatric depression in the Uyghur elderly population, observation from Xinjiang, China.
Feng, Lei Li, Ping Lu, Chen Tang, Weiming Mahapatra, Tanmay Wang, Yu Wang, Xihua Ma, Ying Ben, Yanli Cao, Xiaolin
Feng, Lei
Li, Ping
Lu, Chen
Tang, Weiming
Mahapatra, Tanmay
Wang, Yu
Wang, Xihua
Ma, Ying
Ben, Yanli
Cao, Xiaolin
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2014
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With the gradual aging of the population, geriatric depression has become a major public health issue in China owing to its overall upward trend and associated negative socio-economic impact. Dearth of information regarding the burden and correlates of geriatric depression among Uyghur minority population in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, called for a comprehensive survey involving representative sample for designing efficient targeted intervention to control this disabling disease.
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Burden and correlates of geriatric depression in the Uyghur elderly population, observation from Xinjiang, China. 2014, 9 (12):e114139 PLoS ONE
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25437860
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1932-6203