The ESEMeD-WMH project: Strenghtening epidemiological research in Europe through the study of variation in prevalence estimates

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-173

  De Girolamo, Giovanni ^a   Alonso, Jordi ^a   Vilagut, Gemma ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; BELGIUM; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; ITALY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPAIN;

EID: 33751202700     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1121189X00004401     Document Type: Review

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