Increased prevalence of chronic physical health disorders in Australians with diagnosed mental illness

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 483-486

  Scott, David ^a   Burke, Karena ^a   Williams, Susan ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a   Canoy, Doreen ^a   Ronan, Kevin ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Comorbidity; Mental disorders; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866976270     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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