A National Depression Index for Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Mackinnon, Andrew ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^b   Hickie, Ian B ^c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Beyondblue Natl Depression Initiat   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 5044242784     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06354.x     Document Type: Article

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