The impact of the current economic crisis on mental health in Italy: Evidence from two representative national surveys

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 490-495

  Odone, Anna ^a   Landriscina, Tania ^b   Amerio, Andrea ^c   Costa, Giuseppe ^b,d  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia ASLTO3   (Italy)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 85046141129     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx220     Document Type: Article

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