How does mental health status relate to accessibility and remoteness?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 540-543

  Eckert, Kerena A ^a   Taylor, Anne W ^b   Wilkinson, David D ^d   Tucker, Graeme R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Pop Research/Outcome Studies Unit   (Australia)

^c Health Statistics Unit   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 9144261675     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06442.x     Document Type: Article

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