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Original Articles

Patterns of productive activity engagement as a longitudinal predictor of depressive symptoms among older adults in urban China

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Pages 1147-1154 | Received 06 Apr 2016, Accepted 08 Jun 2016, Published online: 08 Jul 2016

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