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Depression, Stress, and Alcohol Consumption

Assessing the relative contribution of social exclusion, income-poverty, and financial strain on depressive symptoms among older people in Hong Kong

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Pages 1487-1495 | Received 13 Feb 2018, Accepted 23 Jul 2018, Published online: 09 Nov 2018

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