The relationship between depressive symptoms and health service utilization for elderly people in Taiwan

Wei-Hua Tian, Tsai-Ching Liu, Chin-Shyan Chen, Li-Fan Liu and Joseph J. Tien

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 108, issue 2, 256-267

Abstract: This study analyzes the relationship between depressive symptoms and the utilization of medical services for elderly people in Taiwan.

Keywords: Depressive symptoms; Health service utilization; The elderly; Taiwan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.10.005

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