Macro-level gender equality and depression in men and women in Europe

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 682-698

  Van de Velde, Sarah ^a   Huijts, Tim ^b   Bracke, Piet ^a   Bambra, Clare ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Europe; Gender; Macro level gender equality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84879603827     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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