The epidemiology of major depression in South Africa: Results from the South African Stress and Health study

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 368-373

  Tomlinson, Mark ^a   Grimsrud, Anna T ^b   Stein, Dan J ^b   Williams, David R ^c   Myer, Landon ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; ADOLESCENT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949111738     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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