Past and present socioeconomic circumstances and psychotropic medication: A register-linkage study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1143-1151

  Mauramo, Elina ^a   Lallukka, Tea ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

DATA SET; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84872016772     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200036     Document Type: Article

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