Geographical variation in rates of common mental disorders in Britain: Prospective cohort study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue JULY, 2005, Pages 29-34

  Weich, Scott ^a   Twigg, Liz ^b   Lewis, Glyn ^c   Jones, Kelvyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 22344449744     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.1.29     Document Type: Article

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