Women's status and depressive symptoms: A multilevel analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-60

  Chen, Ying Yeh ^a   Subramanian, S V ^a   Acevedo Garcia, Doloros ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Gender inequality; Multilevel analysis; Women's status

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; MENTAL HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEASUREMENT; POLITICS; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5144234213     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.04.030     Document Type: Article

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