Economic hardship and depression across the life course: The impact of welfare state regimes

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 262-276

  Levecque, Katia ^a   Van Rossem, Ronan ^a   de Boyser, Katrien ^a   Van de Velde, Sarah ^a   Bracke, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

aging; depression; economic hardship; Europe; welfare state regimes

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79958823137     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146510394861     Document Type: Article

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