Access to mental health care in Australia: Is there socioeconomic equality?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-480

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOTE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84865302756     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867411434228     Document Type: Note

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