The socio-spatial context as a risk factor for hospitalization due to mental illness in the metropolitan areas of Portugal

• Main Authors: Adriana Loureiro (Author), Cláudia Costa (Author), Ricardo Almendra (Author), Ângela Freitas (Author), Paula Santana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study's aims are: (i) identifying spatial patterns for the risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and for the potential risk resulting from contextual factors with influence on mental health; and (ii) analyzing the spatial association between risk of hospitalization due to...