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The high price of debt

Household financial debt and its impact on mental and physical health

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ID4589415
AuthorsElizabeth Sweet (0000-0002-9188-6649, Abbott (United States), corresponding author), Arijit Nandi (0000-0002-3399-0536, McGill University), Emma K Adam (0000-0001-9940-9217, Northwestern University), T W Mcdade (0000-0001-5829-648X, Northwestern University)
Year2013
Volume91
Pages94-100
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.009
PMID23849243
PMCIDPMC3718010
OpenAlexW2085331509
LanguageEN
Citations received143
References cited32

Debt · Demographic economics · Depression (economics · Economics · Environmental health · Household debt · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Epidemiology · Finance

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