County-Level Determinants of Mental Health, 2002–2008

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 657-670

  Goetz, Stephan J ^a   Davlasheridze, Meri ^b   Han, Yicheol ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Inequality; Mental health; Social capital

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EQUITY; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951877055     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0792-6     Document Type: Article

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