Home ownership, mortgages and psychological distress

Housing Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-174

  Cairney, John ^a,b   Boyle, Michael H ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Home ownership; Mortgages; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING POLICY; MORTGAGE LENDING; RENTAL SECTOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 16544370280     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267303032000168577     Document Type: Article

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