Does rural residence limit access to mental health services?

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Hardy, C ^a   Kelly, K D ^b   Voaklander, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Canadian community health survey; Rural mental health; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857092462     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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