Creating a database to facilitate multilevel analyses of mental health determinants and outcomes in rural and remote areas

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-212

  Lane, Philip ^a   Stain, Helen J ^a,b   Kelly, Brian ^a   Lewin, Terry J ^a   Higginbotham, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Bloomfield Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geographical determinant; Rural community; Rural mental health

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 47949087095     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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