Integrated review of the social and psychological gender differences in depression

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-197

  Boughton, Sandra ^a,b   Street, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 34547683651     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060601139770     Document Type: Article

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