Examining geographical and household variation in mental health in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-497

  Butterworth, Peter ^a   Rodgers, Bryan ^b   Jorm, Anthony F ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia epidemiology; Cross sectional study; Mental health epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33646180338     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01827.x     Document Type: Article

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