Distressing aspects of women's roles, vicarious stress, and health consequences

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 539-557

  Thomas, Sandra P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MOTHERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0031278865     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612849709010339     Document Type: Article

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