A review of Aboriginal women's physical and mental health status in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-175

  Grace, Sherry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0038013739     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405060     Document Type: Review

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