Depressive symptoms in the Netherlands 1975-1996: A theoretical framework and an empirical analysis of socio-demographic characteristics, gender differences and changes over time

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-231

  Meertens, Vivian ^a   Scheepers, Peer ^a   Tax, Bert ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Gender differences; Longitudinal changes; Multivariate regression analysis; Repeated cross sectional data; Social production function theory; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0142023909     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00332     Document Type: Article

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