Depression: Problem-solving appraisal and self-rated health among Hong Kong Chinese migrant women

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 352-359

  Chow, Susan K Y ^a   Chan, Wing Chi ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b St Teresa's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depression; Migrant women; Problem solving appraisal; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 77955802880     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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