The Finnmark study. Social support, social network and mental distress in a prospective population study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 519-525

  Olstad, R ^a   Sexton, H ^b   Sogaard A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Asgard Hospital   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032721444     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050170     Document Type: Article

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