Rural-urban variations in psychological distress: Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2007

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 16-22

  Dhingra, Satvinder S ^a   Strine, Tara W ^a   Holt, James B ^a   Berry, Joyce T ^b   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Mental health; Psychological distress; Rural health; Rural urban continuum codes; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 67650691351     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0002-5     Document Type: Article

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