Rurality, gender, and mental health treatment

Family and Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-185

  Hauenstein, Emily J ^a   Petterson, Stephen ^a   Merwin, Elizabeth ^a   Rovnyak, Virginia ^a   Heise, Barbara ^a   Wagner, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Gender; Mental health; Rurality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33746533841     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200607000-00004     Document Type: Article

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