International and regional variation in the prevalence of common mental disorders: Do we need more surveys?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 184, Issue APR., 2004, Pages 289-290

  Weich, Scott ^a   Araya, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MENTAL PATIENT; PUBLICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1842855948     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.4.289     Document Type: Editorial

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