Living arrangements and mental health in Finland

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 468-475

  Joutsenniemi, Kaisla ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^b   Pirkola, Sami ^a   Koskinen, Seppo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33744472513     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.040741     Document Type: Article

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