Estimates of the treated prevalence of bipolar disorders by mental health services in the general population: Comparison of results from administrative and health survey data

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-134

  Bulloch, A G ^a   Currie, S ^b   Guyn, L ^b   Williams, J V ^a   Lavorato, D H ^a   Patten, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Bipolar disorder; Health surveys; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960049408     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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