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Research Article

Socio-economic status, standard of living, and neurotic disorder

G. Lewis University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
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P. Bebbington Department of Psychiatry, University College London
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T. Brugha Department of Psychiatry, Brandon Mental Health Unit, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester
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M. Farrell Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London
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B. Gill Social Survey Division, Office for National Statistics, London
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R. Jenkins Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London
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H. Meltzer Social Survey Division, Office for National Statistics, London
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Pages 91-96 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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