Psychological distress among Kurdish immigrants in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-196

  Taloyan, Marina ^a   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a   Koctürk, Tahire O ^a   Johansson, Leena Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; immigrants; Kurds; poor self reported health; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IRAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TURKEY;

EID: 40549088934     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085077     Document Type: Article

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