Psychiatric morbidity among housemaids in Kuwait: The precipitating factors

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 384-387

  Zahid, M A ^a   Fido, A A ^a   Alowaish, R ^b   Mohsen, M A ^a   Razik, M A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIGION; SALARY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SRI LANKA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036765612     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.384     Document Type: Article

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