The relationship between mortality and mental disorder: Evidence from the Liverpool longitudinal study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 95-98

  Davidson, Ian A ^a   Dewey, Michael E ^a   Copeland, J R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aged; Community; epidemiology; GMS; longitudinal study; mental disorders; mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0023904277     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930030205     Document Type: Article

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