The relationship between urbanization and depression in China: the mediating role of neighborhood social capital

Abstract Background Previous studies in developed countries have found that living in rapidly urbanizing areas is associated with higher risk of mental illness and that social capital had a protective effect on individual mental health. However, the literature is missing empirical studies of the rel...

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Main Authors: Ruoyu Wang, Desheng Xue, Ye Liu, Hongsheng Chen, Yingzhi Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0825-x