Regional and individual influences on use of mental health services in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-20

  Diaz Granados, Natalia ^a   Georgiades, Katholiki ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Equity; Health service use; Multilevel analysis; Need; Small area analysis

Indexed keywords

NONOXINOL 9;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 76649127074     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500103     Document Type: Article

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