Helplessness, depression, and social support among people being treated for tuberculosis in South Africa

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1323-1334

  Naidoo, Pamela ^a   Mwaba, Kelvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adult tuberculosis patients; Depression; Helplessness; Public health; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649715518     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2010.38.10.1323     Document Type: Article

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