Improving the mental and physical health of unemployed people: Why and how?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 177-178

  Creed, Peter A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0032536343     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126775.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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