Mental health expectancy - The European perspective: A synopsis of results presented at the conference of the European network for the calculation of health expectancies (Euro-REVES)

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-91

  Jagger, C ^a   Ritchie, K ^b   Bronnum Hansen H ^c   Deeg, D ^d   Gispert, R ^e   Grimley Evans, J ^f   Hibbett, M ^a   Lawlor, B ^g   Perenboom, R ^h   Polge, C ^b   Van Oyen, H ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^h TNO   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Ctr for Oper Pub Health Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Health expectancy; Health indicators; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15144342066     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10047.x     Document Type: Article

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