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Do social interactions explain ethnic differences in psychological distress and the protective effect of local ethnic density? A cross-sectional study of 226 487 adults in Australia

BACKGROUND: A frequently proposed, but under-researched hypothesis is that ethnic density benefits mental health through increasing social interactions. We examined this hypothesis in 226 487 adults from 19 ethnic groups aged 45 years and older in Australia. METHODS: Multilevel logit regression was...

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Autores principales: Feng, Xiaoqi, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Kolt, Gregory S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3646175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23645917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002713