Immigration, social integration and mental health in Norway, with focus on gender differences

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dalgard, Odd Steffen ^a   Thapa, Suraj Bahadur ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; INTEGRATION; INTIMACY; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 38949174603     PISSN: 17450179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-3-24     Document Type: Article

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