Mental health patterns and consequences: Results from survey data in five developing countries

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-55

  Das, Jishnu ^a   Do, Quy Toan ^a   Friedman, Jed ^a   McKenzie, David ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; WELFARE IMPACT; WORLD BANK;

ASIA; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDIA; INDONESIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TONGA;

EID: 62149130038     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhn010     Document Type: Article

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