The influence of multi-morbidity and self-reported socio-economic standing on the prevalence of depression in an elderly Hong Kong population
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- 14 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 8 (1) , 119
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-119
Abstract
There has been an increasing prevalence of both depression and chronic medical conditions globally but the relationship between depression and multi-morbidity is not well understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between depression, multi-morbidity (number of chronic medical conditions, and measures of socioeconomic standing (SES) in an elderly Hong Kong population.Keywords
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