Relationship violence and psychological distress among low-income urban women

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-551

  Hill, Terrence D ^a   Mossakowski, Krysia N ^a   Angel, Ronald J ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Mental health; Psychological distress; Relationship violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; CHICAGO; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34447558002     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9187-1     Document Type: Article

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