Examining the factors associated with depression at the small area level in Ireland using spatial microsimulation techniques

Irish Geography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Morrissey, Karyn ^a,b   Hynes, Stephen ^b   Clarke, Graham ^c   O'Donoghue, Cathal ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alignment; Depression; Spatial interaction models; Spatial microsimulation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 77952568794     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00750771003696489     Document Type: Article

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