The mental health of women: An overview

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1162-1168

  Nadelson, Carol C ^a   Dickstein, Leah ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN;

EID: 0036892764     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200212000-00022     Document Type: Review

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