Diseases of poverty and lifestyle, well-being and human development

Mens Sana Monographs

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-225

  Singh, Ajai ^a,c   Singh, Shakuntala ^b  

^a Mens Sana Monographs   (India)

^b Joshi Bedekar College   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Capability deprivation; Diseases of poverty; Farmer suicides; Faulty lifestyle; Health promoting behaviours; Human development; Lifestyle diseases; Lifestyle stress; Longevity; Optimism deprivation; Professional burnout; Psychosomatic ailments; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349188123     PISSN: 09731229     EISSN: 19984014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1229.40567     Document Type: Article

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