Explaining social class differences in depression and well-being

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Stansfeld, S A ^a   Head, J ^a   Marmot, M G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0031913314     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050014     Document Type: Article

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