Sources of emotional help sought by low income women of Mexican descent

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-204

  Heilemann, MarySue V ^a   Copeland, Darcy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 15944421841     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840590901653     Document Type: Article

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