Socioeconomic gradients and mental health: Implications for public health

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 461-465

  Stewart Brown, Sarah ^a   Samaraweera, Preshila Chandimali ^a,b   Taggart, Frances ^c   Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin ^c   Stranges, Saverio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932099229     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.147280     Document Type: Article

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