Mental health needs of Arab women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 593-611

  Hamdan, Aisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARAB; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STEREOTYPING; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 68249103102     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330902928808     Document Type: Article

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