Low-income rural women and depression: Factors associated with self-reporting

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 657-666

  Simmons, Leigh Ann ^a   Huddleston Casas, Catherine ^b   Berry, Ann A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; Depression; Low income; Rural; Self report; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849075659     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.6.10     Document Type: Article

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