Disability pension for psychiatric disorders: Regional differences in Norway 1988-2000

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-262

  Andersson, Lena ^a   Wiles, Nicola ^b   Lewis, Glyn ^b   Brage, Sören ^c   Hensing, Gunne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Psychiatry; Regional differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEUROSIS; NORWAY; PENSION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PENSIONS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33747612425     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480600790010     Document Type: Article

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