The psychological health of sole mothers in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 265-268

  Loxton, Deborah ^a   Mooney, Rosemary ^a   Young, Anne F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645463396     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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