Rural black women and depression: A contextual analysis

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 187-198

  Brown, Anita C ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a   Stoneman, Zolinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child conduct difficulty; Depression; Familial conflict; Parenting support; Rural black women; Socioeconomic risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034133143     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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