Collective resources or local social inequalities? Examining the social determinants of mental health in rural areas

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-203

  Riva, Mylne ^a   Bambra, Clare ^a   Curtis, Sarah ^a   Gauvin, Lise ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

employment; mental health; rural health; small area analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952191374     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq064     Document Type: Article

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