Sociodemographic and health related factors associated with poor mental health in midlife Australian women

Women and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 97-115

  Outram, Sue ^a   Mishra, Gita D ^b   Schofield, Margot J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Midlife; Psychological distress; Sociodemographic factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTICATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZATION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 10944232537     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v39n04_06     Document Type: Article

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