Urbanisation as a risk indicator for psychiatric admission

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 535-538

  Peen, Jaap ^a   Dekker, J ^a  

^a JellinekMentrum   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Risk factors; Urbanisation; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBANIZATION;

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0141479964     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-003-0671-y     Document Type: Article

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