Women living in a remote Australian mining community: Exploring their psychological well-being

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Lovell, Jane ^a   Critchley, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health risk factor; Psychosocial well being; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COAL MINING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COAL MINING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77954842684     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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