Local economic inequality is linked to the consumption of antidepressant medication
Written by Peter Thisted Dinesen, professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, professor, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University Tobias Heide-Jørgensen, postdoc, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
This content is only available in Danish (“Lokal økonomisk ulighed hænger sammen med forbruget af antidepressiv medicin”).
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