Socio-economic status and population density risk factors for psychosis: prospective incidence study in the Maltese Islands

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/km(2)) and the most densely populated of the member states of the Eur...

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Autores principales: Camilleri, Nigel, Grech, Anton, East, Rachel Taylor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508044
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Sumario: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/km(2)) 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/km(2) (situated in the Southern Harbour Area). In comparison, Malta’s sister island, Gozo, has a density of 422 persons/km(2). Over 92% of the population lives in urban areas.

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