Management of family and workplace stress experienced by women of colour from various cultural backgrounds

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-52

  Majumdar, Basanti ^a   Ladak, Shelina ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MUSIC; RACE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031913142     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405795     Document Type: Article

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