Relations of income inequality and family income to chronic medical conditions and mental health disorders: National survey in USA

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7328, 2002, Pages 20-23

  Sturm, R ^a   Gresenz, C R ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037021823     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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