A multi-level study of the determinants of mental health service utilization

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-93

  Ngamini Ngui, A ^a,b   Perreault, M ^b   Fleury, M J ^b   Caron, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health service use; Mental health; Montreal; Multi level analysis; Neighbourhood; Quebec

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859105990     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: 17730627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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