Which socio-economic measures are associated with psychological distress for men and women? A cohort analysis

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-236

  Linander, Ida ^a   Hammarström, Anne ^a   Johansson, Klara ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926659118     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku137     Document Type: Article

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