Medical care usage and self-rated mental health
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Medical care usage and self-rated mental health
BACKGROUND Population studies frequently employ a single item dependent variable for overall health. Self-rated mental health has been the focus of attention less often. The purpose of this project was to investigate the relationship between use of medical care and poor mental health in an elderly population. METHODS This study involved a cross-sectional telephone survey of persons over 65 ye...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-4-3