Mental distress and physical symptoms in the slums of New Delhi: The role of individual, household, and neighborhood factors

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2296-2320

  Ruback, R Barry ^a   Pandey, Janak ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

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EID: 0036881869     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01864.x     Document Type: Article

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