Unemployment and mental disorders: Evidence from Danish panel data

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 56-73

  Eriksson, Tor ^a   Agerbo, Esben ^b   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^b   Westergaard Nielsen, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 77955077809     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411390203     Document Type: Article

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