@article{ref1,
title="Association between depression and socio-economic status among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: The Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES)",
journal="Health and place",
year="2008",
author="Murata, Chiyoe and Kondo, Katsunori and Hirai, Hiroshi and Ichida, Yukinobu and Ojima, Toshiyuki",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="406-414",
abstract="This study investigated the prevalence of depression by area and socio-economic status (SES). Study participants were 32,891 Japanese elderly aged 65 and over who responded to a postal survey conducted in 15 municipalities in 2003. Depression was assessed using a short version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). SES was measured using years of education and income adjusted for family size. After adjustment for age, illness, higher level of activities of daily living, sex, marital status, and self-rated health, depression was still significantly associated with lower SES and residential area. Further research should also examine the area effect on health.<p />",
language="",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.007"
}