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. 2006 Jul;60(7):646-7.
doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.046631.

Income inequality and the prevalence of mental illness: a preliminary international analysis

Kate E Pickett, Oliver W James, Richard G Wilkinson

Income inequality and the prevalence of mental illness: a preliminary international analysis

Kate E Pickett et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2006 Jul.
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