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Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Australia: Explaining life shock exposure

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  • Hashmi, Rubayyat
  • Alam, Khorshed
  • Gow, Jeff

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Recent research suggests that there exists a strong link between life shocks and mental health. However, research on the distributional aspects of these shocks on mental health status is limited. In the health inequality literature no Australian studies have examined this relationship.

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  • Hashmi, Rubayyat & Alam, Khorshed & Gow, Jeff, 2020. "Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Australia: Explaining life shock exposure," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(1), pages 97-105.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:124:y:2020:i:1:p:97-105
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.10.011
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