Socioeconomic position and major mental disorders

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue , 2004, Pages 53-62

  Muntaner, Caries ^a,b,d   Eaton, William W ^c   Miech, Richard ^c   O'Campo, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 3042842604     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxh001     Document Type: Review

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