Trend of psychological distress in a Swedish population from 1989 to 1995

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 214-222

  Rahmqvist, Mikael ^a   Carstensen, John ^b  

^a Center for Medical Technology Assessment (CMT)   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

health monitoring; psychological distress; social change; Sweden; unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 21544449738     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260031201     Document Type: Article

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