Predictors of psychological distress in low-income populations of Montreal

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Caron, Jean ^a   Latimer, Éric ^a   Tousignant, Michael ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental health; Poverty; Psychological distress; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448948316     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403725     Document Type: Article

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