A new population-based measure of the economic burden of mental illness in Canada

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Lim, K L ^a   Jacobs, P ^b   Ohinmaa, Arto ^c   Schopflocher, D ^d   Dewa, C S ^e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Population Health Division   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Economic burden; Mental health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 46249106314     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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