Gender and remission of mental illness

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 353-356

  Schimmele, Christoph M ^a   Wu, Zheng ^a   Penning, Margaret J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Mental health; Remission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449089477     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405269     Document Type: Article

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