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The influence of age and sex on the prevalence of depressive conditions: report from the National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity

P. Bebbington The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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G. Dunn The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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R. Jenkins The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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G. Lewis The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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T. Brugha The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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M. Farrell The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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H. Meltzer The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office of National Statistics, London; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff; Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
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