Does socioeconomic status affect the use of community-based psychiatric services? A south Verona case register study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-223

  Tello, J E ^a   Mazzi, M ^a   Tansella, M ^a   Bonizzato, P ^a   Jones, J ^a   Amaddeo, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Community psychiatry; Health services evaluation; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 23844494068     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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