Depression and somatic symptoms within the farming community

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-15

  DeArmond, Sarah E ^a   Stallones, Lorann ^a   Chen, Peter Y ^a   Sintek, Emily E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Farmers; Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; COLORADO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 33645407638     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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