Increased prevalence of depression, smoking, heavy drinking and use of psycho-active drugs among unemployed men in France

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 445-451

  Khlat, Myriam ^a   Sermet, Catherine ^b   Le Pape, Annick ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^b Ctr Rech Docum/Econ de la Sante   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; France; Morbidity; Smoking; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 3543033985     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000027356.71414.bd     Document Type: Article

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