Does somatic illness explain the association between common mental disorder and elevated mortality? Findings from extended follow-up of study members in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 647-649

  David Batty, G ^a,b,c   Hamer, Mark ^c   Der, Geoff ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATE MEDICINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863990646     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200270     Document Type: Article

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