Mental health in the suburbs: An investigation of differences in the prevalence of depression across Canberra suburbs using data from the PATH Through Life Study

Journal of Public Health (Germany)

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 525-531

  Butterworth, Peter ^a   Leach, Liana S ^a   Olesen, Sarah C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; Location; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBURBAN AREA;

EID: 84871284548     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0482-7     Document Type: Article

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