First Nations women's mental health: Results from an Ontario survey

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-115

  MacMillan, Harriet L ^a,b   Jamieson, Ellen ^a   Walsh, Christine A ^e   Wong, Maria Y Y ^b   Faries, Emily J ^c   McCue, Harvey ^d   MacMillan, Angus B ^b   Offord, David R ^a  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d University of Calgary ^*  (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; First Nations; Mental health; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 45849102360     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-008-0004-y     Document Type: Article

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