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Socio-economic status and population density risk factors for psychosis: prospective incidence study in the Maltese Islands
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Socio-economic status and population density risk factors for psychosis: prospective incidence study in the Maltese Islands
Int Psychiatry.
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Abstract
Malta is an archipelago (with three inhabited islands) in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2006 census, Malta has a population of just over 400 000 and is the eighth most densely populated country in the world (1272 persons/km2) and the most densely populated of the member states of the European Union (EU). The most densely populated town in Malta is Senglea, with 22 744 persons/km2 (situated in the Southern Harbour Area). In comparison, Malta's sister island, Gozo, has a density of 422 persons/km2. Over 92% of the population lives in urban areas.
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