Smoking status and its relationship with depression among the elderly population in Malaysia: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018

Introduction Literature exploring smoking status and its association with depression among the elderly population using nationwide data in Malaysia is limited. Hence, a nationwide survey to determine the prevalence of smoking and depression among the elderly (aged ≥60 years) population was undertake...

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Main Authors: Suthahar Ariaratnam, Cheong C. Kee, Ambigga D. Krishnapillai, Ridwan Sanaudi, Noorlaili Mohd Tohit, Kiau B. Ho, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Mohd Azahadi Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2023-08-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Smoking-status-and-its-relationship-with-depression-among-nthe-elderly-population,169682,0,2.html