Determinants of self-reported mental health using the British household panel survey

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 99-106

  Rodríguez Andrés, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MARRIAGE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 4644280016     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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