The importance of social support for rural mental health

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-261

  Letvak, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0442314402     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016128402753542992     Document Type: Article

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