An epidemiological study of mental disorders in a 10-year cohort of young adults in israel

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 691-707

  Levav, I ^a   Kohn, R ^a   Dohrenwend, B P ^b   Shrout, P E ^c   Skodol, A E ^d   Schwartz, S ^d   Link, B G ^d   Naveh, G ^d  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027292474     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700025472     Document Type: Article

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