Husbands' involvement in housework and women's psychosocial health: Findings from a population-based study in Lebanon

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 860-866

  Khawaja, Marwan ^a   Habib, Rima R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEBANON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HOUSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247275246     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.080374     Document Type: Article

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