Psychological distress after the occupation: A community cross-sectional survey from Lebanon

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 695-702

  Roberto, Saab Bassem ^a   Chaaya, Monique ^a   Fares, Jocelyn Eid ^a   Khirs, Joseph Abi ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33751540439     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910705X87536     Document Type: Article

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