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Prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety symptoms among college students

A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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ID21344243
AuthorsWenzhen Li (0000-0002-1020-5187, Department of Social Medicine and Health Management School of Public Health Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China), Zhiya Zhao (Department of Social Medicine and Health Management School of Public Health Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China), Dajie Chen (Department of Social Medicine and Health Management School of Public Health Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China), Ying Peng (0000-0002-8801-5711, Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention Wuhan China), Zuxun Lu (0000-0001-8432-5109, Department of Social Medicine and Health Management School of Public Health Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China)
Year2022
Volume63
Issue11
Pages1222-1230
Publication date2022-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9630 • E-ISSN: 1469-7610
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcpp.13606
LanguageEN
Citations received111
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