Symptoms of anxiety and depression and mother's marital status: An exploratory analysis of polygyny and psychosocial stress

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-477

  Patil, Crystal ^a   Hadley, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; POLYGYNY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRESS; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TANZANIA;

EID: 48049111372     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20736     Document Type: Article

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