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The Covid‐19 pandemic and its impact on socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress in the United Kingdom: An update

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  • Xiaoying Gao
  • Apostolos Davillas
  • Andrew M. Jones

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This paper extends earlier on socioeconomic inequality in mental health, measured by the General Health Questionnaire, to include the second national lockdown up to March 2021.

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  • Xiaoying Gao & Apostolos Davillas & Andrew M. Jones, 2022. "The Covid‐19 pandemic and its impact on socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress in the United Kingdom: An update," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(5), pages 912-920, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:31:y:2022:i:5:p:912-920
    DOI: 10.1002/hec.4480
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    1. Apostolos Davillas & Andrew M Jones, 2021. "The first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic and its impact on socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress in the UK," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(7), pages 1668-1683, July.

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