Social inequalities in mental health in Norway: possible explanatory factors
Open Access
- 24 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal for Equity in Health
- Vol. 7 (1) , 27
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-7-27
Abstract
It is well known that there is a social gradient in mental health, the prevalence of mental disorders stepwise increasing by lower social status. The reason for this, however, is not clear, and the purpose of the present study was to explore possible mediating factors between social status and mental health.Keywords
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