Low literacy and mental illness in a nationally representative sample

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 549-552

  Sentell, Tetine L ^a   Shumway, Martha A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; READING; SKILL;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

EID: 0041837562     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000082185.26868.dc     Document Type: Article

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