Chronic stress and psychological well-being: Evidence from Thailand on household crowding

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-280

  Fuller, Theodore D ^a   Edwards, John N ^a   Vorakitphokatorn, Sairudee ^b   Sermsri, Santhat ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Household crowding; Mental health; Stress; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROWDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIVACY; THAILAND; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030025510     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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