Which Type of Social Activities Decrease Depression in the Elderly? An Analysis of a Population-Based Study in South Korea.
Background: The aim of this study was to examine whether formal and informal social activities are associated with a lower risk of depression. Besides, we investigated which type of social activities may protect against late-life depression by gender using data from a population-based study of older...
| Publicado en: | Iranian Journal of Public Health Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 903 - 913 |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Jul2014
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